IP Owners' Requests and Notification of Exhibitors
Intellectual Property (IP) is a complex area of the law which refers to creations of the mind for which exclusive rights are recognized in law. As IP deals with intangible assets, they can often come under debate at trade shows, where several copyright, trademarks, patents, and industrial design rights are being unveiled for the first time.
IP Owners or their representatives ("IP Owners") should contact CTA Legal to request a time slot to visit CES exhibit booths. IP Owners should provide CTA Legal with a list of the booths they intend to visit and the products on display that they believe infringe their IP.
IP Owners must communicate in writing, by letter, email and/or fax, with the individual responsible for exhibit coordination and, if possible, with the exhibitor's legal department to inform them that:
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The IP Owner has reason to believe that the exhibitor will/is display infringing products at the exhibit booth;
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The IP Owner plans to visit the exhibitor’s booth;
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If the IP Owner finds infringing products at the booth, the exhibitor will be asked to remove the infringing products from display;
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If the exhibitor refuses to remove the infringing products, the IP Owner may seek a court order to have the products removed from display.
CTA Legal must receive copies of all such communications before the IP Owner’s request will be approved.