Intellectual Property Claims
Copyright (DMCA), Trademark Infringement
Last updated February 10, 2022
REPORTING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
- Identification of your copyrighted work and what is protected under the copyright(s) that you are referring to.
- Your copyright certificate(s)/designation(s) and the type, e.g., registered or unregistered
Proof of your copyrights ownership, such as the registration number or a copy of the registration certificate. - A short description of how our user(s) allegedly infringe(s) your copyright(s).
- Clear reference to the materials you allege are infringing and which you are requesting to be removed, for example, the url of the service/good, a link to the deliverable provided to a user, etc.
- Your complete name, address, email address, and telephone number.
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement made under penalty of perjury that the information provided in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or the owner of an exclusive right that is being infringed, or are authorized to make the complaint on behalf of the copyright owner or the owner of an exclusive right that is being infringed.
- Your electronic or physical signature.
COUNTER-NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES
- Your physical or electronic signature.
- An identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access disabled.
- Adequate information by which we can contact you (including your name, postal address, telephone number and, if available, e-mail address).
- A statement under penalty of perjury by you that you have a good faith belief that the material identified above was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
- A statement that you will consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or if you reside outside the United States for any judicial district in which the Website may be found) and that you will accept service from the person (or an agent of that person) who provided the Website with the complaint at issue.
TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT
- Identification of your trademark and the goods/services for which you claim trademark rights.
- Your trademark registration certificate and a printout from the pertinent country’s trademark office records showing current status and title of the registration. Alternatively, a statement that your mark is unregistered, together with a court ruling confirming your rights.
- A short description of how our user(s) allegedly infringe(s) your trademark(s)
Clear reference to the materials you allege are infringing and which you are requesting to be removed, for example, the service/good url, a link to the deliverable provided to a user, etc.
Your complete name, address, email address, and telephone number. - A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the trademark owner, its agent, or the law.
- A statement made under penalty of perjury that the information provided in the notice is accurate and that you are the trademark or are authorized to make the complaint on behalf of the trademark owner.
- Your electronic or physical signature.