May 15, 2009

Interest in this matter was heightened when the Ipkat took it up here.  Many people got in touch, and some have apparently contacted CTMFS directly to complain about the misleading nature of the pro forma invoices their...

May 23, 2009

When I wrote the postscript about the Community Trade Mark Filing Service, I assumed that would be the end of it. Obviously I had not understood Mr Evans. Having now received a solicitors’ letter in which they have even...

May 24, 2009

I think it’s worth looking at what has happened here given the allegations of defamation.

It all started when I posted a tweet on Twitter mentioning that 3 clients had received CTMFS’ ‘invoices’. Ending with...

May 25, 2009

The incident involving Community Trade Mark Filing Service and defamation threats has been thought provoking on many levels.

Only recently I wrote an article on online reputation monitoring for the Society of Computers and Law...

May 27, 2009

Azrights has set up a networking group for small law firms (of fewer than 5 partners).  It is called Firm Links.

Its purpose is to afford small law firms an opportunity to discuss matters of mutual interest.  It will provide...

June 1, 2009

Now that the High Court in Interflora v Marks & Spencer has suggested a referral to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the question of trade mark infringement for using of competitors’ keywords in adwords campaigns, (...

June 9, 2009

Web projects are riddled with Intellectual Property Rights issues.  These have a long term impact on the future of the business.  Awareness of online branding, search engines, copyright law and the technicalities involved in...

June 15, 2009

Phenomenal publicity was generated by the Facebook user name policy change last week.  There was a flurry of tweets about it on Twitter, and many lawyers raced to advise their clients of the importance of registering...

June 16, 2009

It is obviously easier and cheaper to prevent cybersquatting and name squatting by pre-emptively protecting your brand and blocking your trade marks from being used by others.

For those who have missed the chance to register their...

June 23, 2009

A common mistake small businesses make with their web project is to rely on a web designer to guide them on all matters involving the internet.  Although web design is an important component of web success, it is only one of...

June 26, 2009

Firm Links had its inaugural meeting on 2nd June.  The meeting focused on PI insurance, and proved very useful.  As a result various separate initiatives have got under way.  Also we decided to schedule a second...

July 1, 2009

Even if you are not selling on the internet, a website is a useful marketing tool for companies and is an important part of their branding. That’s why on Wednesday 24 June 2009, Azrights held a workshop at the British Library IP...