我的一个朋友想通过google play市场挣点外快,刚送审不久就通过了“IARC Live Rating Notice”。
过几天就收到了tiktok的侵权警告,具体邮件是这样的.
Dear Sirs,
We are Corporation Service Company (CSC), a provider of brand protection and internet monitoring services. We have been instructed by our client, Bytedance Ltd. and its affiliates (collectively referred to as “ByteDance”), to take action in relation to internet matters that infringe our client’s intellectual property rights. Please see the attached Letter of Authorisation. (Specific details have been obfuscated for privacy protection purposes.)
ByteDance operates a wide range of online content platforms and mobile apps including the world known TikTok, Helo, BuzzVideo and Resso (to name a few). Our client is the trademark proprietor of the TikTok trademark in numerous jurisdictions around the world, please refer to the attached trademark portfolio.
We have been alerted to the following mobile app), which appears to be developed by you:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.*****.ri&gl=US
Our client confirms that they have no association with you and your mobile app in any way. Your mobile app makes direct references to our client’s trademark in the mobile app title, description, and/or content without any authorisation. Such use creates the false and misleading impression that you are authorised, licensed or approved to provide information about, or goods or services with respect to, the TikTok brand or ByteDance itself.
Therefore, we request you to cease and desist of any and all, references to our client which includes but not limited to the references to their logo and brand names that could be misinterpreted as your affiliation with our client; and, in particular, to remove your mobile app from any online platforms within three (3) working days from your receipt of this notice in order to prevent further action taken against you and your company.
Please be advised that should the mobile app at issue remain available beyond this deadline, and no response is received from you regarding this issue, which may indicate that you intend to ignore our notice and willfully infringe on our client’s intellectual property rights, we reserve the right to escalate this matter further.
We believe that this should cease all the misunderstandings and we look forward to your immediate correspondence and confirmation.
All our client’s rights are hereby expressly reserved.
Yours faithfully,
Corporation Service Company (CSC)
E-mail: infringements.*****e@cscglobal.com
Web: https://www.*****.com/
Tel: + 44 1223*****
Fax: + 44 1223 *****
翻译为中文为:
尊敬的先生/女士:
我们是品牌保护和网络监测服务提供商——Corporation Service Company (CSC)。我们已经受到我们的客户,包括字节跳动有限公司及其附属公司(统称“字节跳动”)的指示,要采取措施处理侵犯我们客户知识产权的网络事务。请查看附加的授权信(由于隐私保护的目的,特定细节已被遮蔽)。
字节跳动经营着各种在线内容平台和移动应用程序,包括全球知名的TikTok、Helo、BuzzVideo和Resso等(仅列举几个)。请参阅附加的商标组合,我们的客户是TikTok商标在许多世界各地的商标所有者。
我们已经注意到了以下移动应用程序,它似乎是由您开发的: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.****.ri&gl=US
我们的客户确认他们与您及您的移动应用程序没有任何关联。您的移动应用程序在标题、描述和/或内容中直接引用了我们客户的商标,而没有任何授权。这种使用会产生错误和误导的印象,即您已被授权、许可或批准提供有关TikTok品牌或ByteDance本身的信息、商品或服务。
因此,我们要求您立即停止一切涉及我们客户的引用,包括但不限于可能被误解为与我们客户有关的标志和品牌名称的引用。特别地,从您收到本通知之日起三(3)个工作日内将您的移动应用程序从任何在线平台中删除,以避免我们采取进一步行动。
请注意,如果有争议的移动应用程序在此期限之后仍然可用,并且您没有就此问题给我们回复,这可能表明您打算忽略我们的通知并故意侵犯我们客户的知识产权,我们保留进一步升级此事的权利。
我们相信,这将消除所有误解,我们期待您的立即回复和确认。
我们的客户保留所有权利。
此致
问候,
Corporation Service Company (CSC) 电子邮件:infringements.b*ance@cscglobal.com 网站:*** 电话:+ 44 12** *** 400 传真:+ 44 *** *** 401
从邮件上内容上说我朋友的APP名称用了tiktok字眼,是属于侵权。限在3个工作日删除app
最后我告诉他的方法是,下架那个app,改变包名和名字重新上架。