15. One defendant, Solo Cup Co., was accused in a lawsuit of erroneously marking 21 billion items, including lids for Starbucks coffee cups. The company had more than 3,000 molds for its products that were stamped with the erroneous patents
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23. Examples : Treatises Federal and 50-state coverage of cybercrime law by examining each statute to provide text and analysis of key statutory language, then examines elements of the crimes, classifications of offenses under each statute, penalties, remedies available to victims, sentencing guidelines for corporate defendants, seizure of data and files, triggers of other liability, federal enforcement tools, restitution, and case law developments. 33 books on computer crimes 25 books on counterfeiting 95 books on copyright piracy
29. Lexis 50 state surveys Copyrights - Registration, protection and enforcement of copyrights, including written materials, sound recordings and computer software licensing Trade & Service Marks - Registration, protection, and enforcement of trade names, domain names, trade marks, trade brands and service marks Trade Secrets - Trade secret protections and remedies for misappropriation, highlighting deviations from the Uniform Trade Secret Act
57. Regional : Europe The Directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights such as copyright and related rights, trademarks, designs or patents was adopted in April 2004. The Directive requires all Member States to apply effective, dissuasive and proportionate remedies and penalties against those engaged in counterfeiting and piracy and so creates a level playing field for right holders in the EU. It means that all Member States will have a similar set of measures, procedures and remedies available for rightholders to defend their intellectual property rights (be they copyright or related rights, trademarks, patents, designs, etc) if they are infringed.