Juris Class Script Number 3

LAWYER:Basedonwhatyouvetoldmesofar,itsoundslikeyourcompetitorisinfringingyourtrademark.
CLIENT:Exactly.Andthepotentialdamagetomybusinessistremendous.Besidestheusualthreateningletters,
whatlegalactioncanwetake?
LAWYER:Well,thereareseveralthingswecando.First,wecanfileanactioninthedistrictcourtandmovefor
aninjunctionagainstyourcompetitor.Weneedtoshowtheprobabilityofirreparableharmtoyourbusiness.If
thisoutweighstheprobableharmtotheirbusinesswhilethecaseispending,wecangetatemporaryinjunction.
Thisinjunctionwillpreventthemfromusingthetrademark,onpainoffine.
CLIENT:Imsuretheyllchallengethat.Theywontconfesstotheclaim.
LAWYER:Right.Actually,confessisusedincriminalcases.Incivilcaseswesayadmittheclaim.
CLIENT:Ofcourse,aslipofthetongue.
LAWYER:Wellalsobeseekingdeclaratoryreliefanddamagesforanyandallcompensablelossesyouve
suffered.
CLIENT:Iknowwhatdamagesare,butwhatsdeclaratoryrelief?
LAWYER:Itsadeclarationbythecourtthatyouaretherightfulownerofthetrademark.Asfordamages,ifwere
goingtobeabletorecoveryourlosseswellfirsthavetoprovethem.Idlikeoneofmyassociatestomeetwith
yourpeopletostartgatheringevidence.
CLIENT:Thatsfineassoonaspossible.
LAWYER:Whatdoyouthinkthechancesareofsettlingwithyourcompetitor?
CLIENT:Poor.Itsaverybitterfeud.