PrivateCommunities.com Settles Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Against R2 Marketing LLC.VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Private Communities Registry, Inc., doing business as PrivateCommunities.com, settled its lawsuit for trademark infringement against R2 Marketing LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control and its directors, Richard Norris of Bernardsville, New Jersey Bernardsville is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 7,345. Bernardsville was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 6, 1924, from portions of Bernards , and Robert Bader of Delray Beach, Florida Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 60,020. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 64,150. after the defendants began marketing The Private Community Guide with associated domain PrivateCommunityGuide.com. According to the settlement agreement, four infringing domains were transferred to the plaintiffs and defendants are prohibited from using any trademark, domain or meta tags with the terms "Private" and Community" adjacent to one another in either singular or plural. An undisclosed monetary sum was included in the settlement. "This is the first time our company has vigorously defended our trademark against a competitor who tried to trade off our name and reputation and we are extremely pleased with the settlement outcome," said PrivateCommunities.com co-founder Marie Roberts. "Competition is good for everyone, but adopting another firm's name in the hope of causing confusion in the market is a poor business tactic in any industry." PrivateCommunities.com was represented by Orlando-based intellectual property and trademark attorney Robert Wolter of Beusse Brownlee Wolter Mora MORA, In civil law. This term, in mora, is used to denote that a party to a contract, who is obliged to do anything, has neglected to perform it, and is in default. Story on Bailm. Sec. 123, 259; Jones on Bailm. 70; Poth. Pret a Usage, c. 2, Sec. 2, art. 2, n. & Maire, PA with John Stewart of Stewart & Evans in Vero Beach, Florida Vero Beach is a city in Indian River County, Florida, USA. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 19,916.[2] It is the county seat of Indian River CountyGR6. as litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. counsel. PrivateCommunities.com was founded in 1996 by Marie Roberts and Elisabeth Miller-Fox as an Internet-based company that generates real estate leads and website traffic for master-planned communities. Over 100 communities are showcased on the website. |
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