Tag Archives: Infringement

My Contractor Is Using Code or IP I Paid Them to Build, and Now They’re Competing With Me

TL;DR: If a contractor or freelancer you paid to build something, code, a design, a product feature, is now using that same work to compete with you or sell it elsewhere, what you can actually do depends heavily on whether your contract included a proper, specific IP assignment clause. Where it did, you likely have […]

Someone Just Copied My Trademark (Brandname/Logo). What Can I Do About It Right Now?

Trademark Opposition in India

Picture this: You run a clothing brand. You built it over three years, designed the logo yourself, printed it on every tag, posted it on Instagram hundreds of times, and built a small but loyal following around it. Then one morning a customer messages you: “Isn’t this yours?” It is a Mumbai based vendor’s Instagram […]

Someone Copied My Brand. How To Stop Brand Name Infringement Without Going to Court?

Brand Name Infringement

A note on scope: this guide focuses specifically on someone using your brand name, a different business trading under a name identical or confusingly similar to yours, including disputes over domain names, marketplace listings, and even company registrations. If your situation is specifically about someone copying your logo or visual mark, and you need to […]