Enforcement and Protection of Your Rights
Cease and Desist Letters
If You Have Received a Cease and Desist Letter - Cease and Desist Letters are usually the first step in a domain name dispute. If someone sends a “cease and desist” letter to you or otherwise alleges that you may be infringing on their trademark rights, we can review and evaluate the situation with you. We can examine the merits of the allegations in the letter and assist you in devising a strategy that is appropriate for your situation. We can communicate with the opposing attorney to point out the strength of your position; we can negotiate a mutually agreeable settlement; and we can represent you in a federal trademark lawsuit, if necessary, to protect your rights.
If We Are Assisting You in Acquiring a Domain Name from a Cybersquatter - If we are representing you in an attempt to obtain a domain name that is rightfully yours, we can send a “cease and desist” letter as a first step in the protection of your rights. This legal communication notifies the infringing party that they may be infringing on your trademark rights and demands that they immediately cease the infringing activity.
Trademark Lawsuits
If the initial cease and desist letter does not accomplish the objective of causing the infringing party to discontinue the infringement, then a threat of a trademark lawsuit in a federal court may be the next step. Alternative strategies will be discussed with you to evaluate the best way of proceeding in the specific situation.
If necessary, a trademark lawsuit can be initiated or defended in order to obtain a court order protecting your rights.
We practice in the court in which many many lawsuits are initiated – the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. It is a particularly advantageous court for domain name disputes because it has jurisdiction over the Registry that maintains the database of all .com, .org, .net and.biz. Lawsuits can be initiated in this court to enforce and protect trademark rights irregardless of the location of the plaintiff or the defendant. If it will be advantageous to initiate a trademark lawsuit in another jurisdiction, we can affiliate with local attorneys in the relevant jurisdiction to begin a trademark lawsuit to protect your rights.
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Disclaimer: Results vary, of course, and depend upon many factors unique to each case. The case results described here do not guarantee or predict a similar result in your case or in any future case undertaken by our firm. Since the states in which we are licensed have not established specialty certification procedures, we cannot describe our lawyers as being state-certified specialists. However, since we limit our practice to trademark and business matters, we have developed expertise in trademark issues. Legal services are not provided by this firm to residents of Virginia.
