Winning The Battle Against Trademark Counterfeiting Through Third Party Enforcement.
Article by Mark Gottlieb and Kenneth Sharperson1. "In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory." Sun Tzu, The Art of War. Counterfeiting continues to escalate, with counterfeiters manufacturing everything from...

A New Dilemma For Plaintiffs In Counterfeiting Actions: Statutory Damages vs. Attorney Fees.
Section 35(c) of the Lanham Act allows prevailing plaintiffs in trademark counterfeiting actions to choose statutory damages in lieu of actual damages or profits. In enacting Section 35(c), Congress recognized that "counterfeiters' records frequently are nonexistent, inadequate, or deceptively kept..., making proving actual damages in these cases extremely difficult...

David Wallace Joins InkSure as Sales Director.
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InkSure Technologies Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: INKS) , a provider of covert machine-readable security solutions for the prevention of counterfeiting, fraud and diversion, and a developer of a unique new chipless RFID technology, today announced that Mr. David Wallace has joined InkSure as...

Pair asks judge to drop charges; Couple linked to credit union theft.
Byline: Gary V. Murray WORCESTER - A couple charged with stealing more than $200,000 in 2002 from the Grafton Street credit union where the wife worked are asking a judge to dismiss bank embezzlement and attempted counterfeiting charges against them. Susan Carcieri, 57, and her...

Shiner International Announces Change of Corporate Secretary.
HAIKOU, China, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Shiner International, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEST; website: http://www.shinerinc.com/ ), a market leader in China's packaging and anti-counterfeiting plastic film industry, today announced that Ms. Dandan Xing has resigned from her position as corporate secretary of the Company, effective January 16, 2009, and she has...

Statutory Damages Under The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.
The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act ("ACPA") applies to any person who "registers, traffics in, or uses a domain name" that is identical or confusingly similar to a distinctive mark, or that is dilutive of a famous mark, and who "has a bad faith intent to profit from that mark."1...

Don't Confuse So-Called 'Romano' Cheeses for the Real Deal.
Discover new exclusive recipes using Pecorino Romano from www.pecorinoromanocheese.it ROME, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Pecorino Romano DOP (Protected Title of Origin) is the world's best selling Italian cheese. The main outlet market for Italian sheep-milk cheese is once again the United States; Italy exported over 70% of...

Commonwealth Brands Urges Beshear to Stop the Tax.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Brands, Inc. the 4th largest tobacco manufacturer in the U.S. wrote to Governor Steve Beshear a second time, after receiving no response to the first, stating its strong objection to the proposed 70 cents- per-pack increase on state excise tax for cigarettes....

New Momentum Represents GSA at the DesignCon Conference.
New Momentum Executive Speaks on IP Fraud Protection IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Speaking on behalf of GSA (Global Semiconductor Association), New Momentum Vice President, Chris Jensen, will discuss how IP Fraud is impacting the semiconductor industry at the DesignCon Conference, Santa Clara Convention Center, Feb...

Commonwealth Brands Addresses Governor Beebe.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth Brands, Inc. the 4th largest tobacco manufacturer in the U.S. wrote to Governor Mike Beebe stating its objection to the proposed 56 cents-per-pack increase on state excise tax for cigarettes. Commonwealth Brands, Inc. strongly urges Governor Beebe to reconsider his support...