If your registered trade mark is being used without your permission, it’s important to act quickly to protect your intellectual property rights.
Firstly,. If the infringement is clear, here are five steps to take:
- Identify that infringement is taking place
- Gather evidence of the infringement
- Take legal assistance
- Consider your options which might include:-
- Filing a trade mark infringement report
- Issuing a cease and desist letter
- Where possible, resolve by way of alternative dispute resolution
- If still unresolved, issue and serve proceedings for the infringement of your trade mark and pursue same
- If resolved, continue to monitor the market regularly for any other trade mark infringement and act accordingly
Taking these steps promptly helps protect your brand, its value and it serves to deter repetitive infringement.
Gibney Hogan LLP advises on all aspects of protecting and enforcing IP rights.
For more information please contact Niamh Gibney or James Tansey.
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