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Claim definition

What does Claim mean? In practice, a claim is a party’s demand for a remedy from a court or tribunal against another, initiated by issuing the originating process. It seeks relief such as damages, an injunction, specific performance, restitution or a declaration, and rests on an identifiable cause of action (or equivalent legal basis). The term is descriptive (not generally defined by statute) and shaped by civil procedure rules. In England and Wales, a claimant brings a claim under the CPR by claim form (Part 7 or Part 8) against a defendant. It includes counterclaims and additional claims (contribution, indemnity or set‑off). In...

UDRP letter before action for abusive domain name registration: cease, deactivate and transfer

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[ date ] Dispatched by [ recorded delivery ] [ email ] to [ insert Respondent’s email address ]
[ Respondent’s name ]
[ Respondent’s address ]

Re: [ Disputed domain name ]—unauthorised use of [ Marks ]

Dear [ insert organisation name ]

We act on behalf of [ insert client name and a brief description of its business ]. We are contacting you via the [ email address OR registered office address ] [ shown on the website (the Website) hosted by the domain [ insert details ] OR provided via Nominet in relation to a data release request ]. Our client is the owner of a number of registered [ and unregistered ] trade marks, including:

[ insert trade mark details including proprietor name, filing date, registration number, territory, classes covered, and mark details ]

Enclosed with this letter, as Annex 1, are copies of our client’s trade mark registrations together with examples evidencing use. [ Client name ] also holds the domain name [ Client’s domain name ] (‘ Client’s Domain ’)…

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Francesca Allport

Wedlake Bell

Francesca is a Solicitor with a wide range of disputes experience both as part of private practice and acting as part of inhouse counsel. She has advised on matters ranging from design right infringement to general commercial disputes. Francesca has been involved in a number of large litigation cases and has a good background in IP litigation. Francesca has previously been involved in multiple disputes involving large retail companies dealing with areas of law such as design right, copyright and trade marks. Prior to joining Wedlake Bell, Francesca worked on secondment as part of the content litigation team at a well-known online social network service. ...

Emilia Petrossian

Wedlake Bell

Emilia is a UK Chartered Trade Mark and Design Attorney with expertise in trade mark and design portfolio management including clearance searches, advising on worldwide filing strategies and the prosecution of UK, European Union and International trade mark applications through to registration, including opposition and cancellation proceedings. Emilia has a proactive approach and likes to ‘think outside the box’, resulting in a ‘can do’ attitude that clients appreciate.Emilia acts on behalf of clients in a broad range of industries including cosmetic, beauty, entertainment, finance, insurance, accounting and telecommunications....

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