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November 19, 2010 - According to the U.K.-based website RealBusiness.co.uk, over the last year, American IT companies have been responsible for filing 24% of name infringement claims in the Company Names Tribunal.
As reported by the legal information company Sweet and Maxwell, small software developers across the U.K have been unlawfully using names such as Intel Corporation and Sun Microsystems in connection with their goods and services. In the last 12 months, Intel alone has brought 15 claims against companies that have used its name.
Sweet and Maxwell explains that small startup companies are infringing upon larger companies' names in order to advertise their knowledge of the larger company's products. Without proper authorization to do so, such behavior is generally a case of trademark infringement.
In another prominent case of U.K.-based trademark infringement, Nestlé has filed a claim against Kitty Kat UK, the name of which is confusingly similar to Nestlé's Kit Kat brand.
If you sell franchises in New York and someone has infringed upon your intellectual property, you may send that person (or company) a letter to cease and desist. If you have suffered economic damages because of an act of trademark infringement, you may seek to recover those damages in a formal court of law. To do so, you can get the help of an experienced New York franchise lawyer.
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