Protecting a company’s intellectual property (IP) on online marketplaces can be like a game of Whack-a-Mole. While certain marketplaces provide mechanisms for quickly and inexpensively removing unlawful listings from their platforms, it does not take long for bad actors to pop up again with new listings on the same platforms. Fortunately, there is a powerful mechanism for reaching an even larger number of bad actors even more quickly than going directly to the online marketplace. They have been coined “Schedule A Cases” by the district court that has become the most popular venue for this type of litigation – the U.S. District Court for the District of Illinois.

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Schedule A Cases Can Provide Quick, Cost-Effective Relief Against Widespread Intellectual Property Theft on Online Marketplaces

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