Legal/Infringement Notices/Ferrari
BY REGISTERED MAIL
anticipated by e-mail at: dincanotice@mozilla.com anticipated by fax at: 001 650 903 0875
MOZILLA CORPORATION 650 Castro Street, Suite 300 Mountain View. CA 94041 (U.S.A.') To the kind attention of: Mr. Harvey Anderson
COPY: BY REGISTERED MAIL anticipated by e-mail at: abridges@winston.com anticipated by fax at: 001 415 5911400
Mr. Andrew P. Bridges c/o Winston & Strawn LLP 101 California Street, 39th Floor San Francisco. CA 94111 (U.S.A.")
RE: FERRARI S.p.A. / MOZILLA CORPORATION (our ref. 82274)
Dear Sirs,
following our previous corrispondence, in the name and on behalf of FERRARI S.p.A. (FERRARI) of Maranello, the world-renowned manufacturer of luxury sports cars, which has granted us all the necessary powers for the worldwide protection of its intellectual property portfolio, we wish to represent you as follows.
Since last March, 2010 we have cautioned your Company against the granting of access to any application enabling the download of pictures and images reproducing FERRARI cars, trademarks, logos, logotypes, designs, models and trade names.
Notwithstanding the obligations that your Company has assumed towards our Client after our letter dated May 28lh 2010, we became recently aware that on your web site (https://addons.mozilla.org/it/firefox/; https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird) such applications are still available.
In particular these are "Personas" and "Add Ons", for the customization of the browser FIREFOX, of the e-mail client THUNDERBIRD and of other MOZILLA products, by means of the download of browse themes dedicated to FERRARI. These graphic themes consist of numerous pictures and images reproducing FERRARI cars, trademarks, logos, logotypes, designs, models and trade names, although FERRARI S.p.A. never granted its consent.
For this purpose, please find hereunder a non-exhaustive list of URL links regarding the above resources:
(a) FIREFOX: http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/l34073 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/147378 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/17738 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/223415 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/223416 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/228756 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/231797 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/233768 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/234917 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/239713 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/240788 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/243381 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/243510 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/245396 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/246035 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/246153 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/248672 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/251511 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/251900 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/255259 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/255336 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/257207 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/264916 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/265367 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/265402 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/265861 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/265925 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/269104 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/270001 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/272723 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/272810 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/272812 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/273240 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/273243 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/275606 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/276983 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/278948 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/279053 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/283316 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/284736 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/285083 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/285086 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/287838 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/2879l3 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/290821 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/295487 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/306209 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/309159 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/309235 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/310374 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/3l1737 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/3l2566 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/313711 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/152547 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/190645 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/265402 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/265861 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/292652 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/310374 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/94638 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/14638 http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/81877
http://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/175700
(b) THUNDERBIRD: https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/175003/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/175004/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/181335/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/182630/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/183730/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/187290/ https://addons.ino/illa.org/il/i.liunderhird/addoii/1882l1/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/l94162/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/196401/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/196683/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/206907/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/210356/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/212135/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/212136/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/212853/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/214138/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/214428/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/214429/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/216931/
https://addons.mozilla.org.it/thunderbird/addon/220318/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/221343/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/239612/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/241383/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/178961/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/188973/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/189415/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/191597/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/192114/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/199275/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/199327/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/200786/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/206598/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/207275/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/209612/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/2l5638/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/2l6956/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/225692/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/221694/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/223764/ https://addons.moziIla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/223810/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/228704/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/239553/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/242207/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/243084/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/225070/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/237328/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/240498/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/120913/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/149671/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/169858/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/206934/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/20726l/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/71761/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/89414/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/221343/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/62559/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/192164/ https://addons.mozilla.org/it/thunderbird/addon/97961/ As you already are aware of, FERRARI is the registered owner (among others) of the trademarks (the "Trademarks"), the logos (the "Logos"), the logotypes (the "Logotypes"), the models (the "Models"), the designs (the "Designs") and the trade names (the "Trade Names"), reproduced in such images and pictures. We have already informed you that these registrations provide our client with protection against any misuse of its Trademarks, Logos, Logotypes, Models, Designs, Trade Names and of any sign and shape that is similar to them. We have advised our client that the unauthorised exploitation of pictures, images and any other multi-media content reproducing Trademarks, Logos, Logotypes, Models, Designs, Trade Names and any other distinctive signs of exclusive property of FERRARI S.p.A. and/or look alikes, constitutes an infringement as well as passing off.
Therefore, without prejudice or waiver of FERRARI'S rights to seek further remedies or reliefs, in consideration of the reiterated infringement of the Intellectual Property Rights of FERRARI and the very high number of files, we DEMAND you to comply with the following obligations: (i) immediately disable the access to the persona files identified by the URL links sub (a-b); (ii) immediately disable the access to any persona file and to any other function which enables the downloading of images, pictures and any other multi-media content reproducing Trademarks, Logos, Logotypes, Models, Designs, Trade Names and any other distinctive signs of exclusive property of FERRARI S.p.A. and/or look alikes; (iii) immediately remove from all of your web sites all the pictures, images and any other multi-media content reproducing Trademarks, Logos, Logotypes, Models, Designs, Trade Names and any other distinctive signs of exclusive property of FERRARI S.p.A. and/or look alikes ; (iv) immediately and forever desist from any use of Trademarks, Logos, Logotypes, Models Designs, Trade Names and any other distinctive signs of exclusive property of FERRARI S.p.A. and/or look alikes; (v) immediately disclose the number of the downloads made until the present date from each of the URL links sub (a-b) and from any other links which allows the download any multi-media content reproducing Trademarks, Logos, Logotypes, Models, Designs, Trade Names and any other distinctive sign of exclusive property of FERRARI S.p.A. and/or look alikes; (vi) immediately disclose any details relating to the identity of the subjects involved in the realization of the images, pictures and any other multi-media content reproducing Trademarks, Logos, Logotypes, Models, Designs, Trade Names and any other distinctive signs of exclusive property of FERRARI S.p.A. and/or look alikes; (vii) undertake to pay the amount of € 2.000,00 for each download; (viii) undertake to pay the amount of Euro 2.000,00 for every breach and for each day of breach of the obligations sub (i-vii) by your Company and/or by any entity under the control of your Company and/or associated to your Company and/or controlling your Company, reserved the right to ask for further compensation and/or damages; (ix) undertake to pay the amount of Euro 1.000.000,00 for the infringement of the Intellectual Property Rights of FERRARI S.p.A., save for the right to ask for further compensation and/or damages. (x) pay the amount of € 10.000,00 in contribution to our client's costs. Our client would prefer to resolve the matter with you amicably without the need of institution of legal proceedings. However, please TAKE NOTICE that, if we do not receive your written confirmation entirely agreeing to the above obligations within November 5th 2010, by way of your countersignature to the letter below, our client will entrust our local lawyers to pursue the matter further, without sending further warning letters.
