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March 18, 2009
We often receive enquiries from clients wanting to register their logos. Few know what registration they want or what protection is available, so it seems worth looking at this question in this blog.
Before explaining what...
March 24, 2009
It was interesting to read this report in Out-law that a quarter of Government’s databases are probably illegal. This follows a report by the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust (JRRT) into UK’s public...
March 26, 2009
The EU Registry recently announced a fee reduction from €1,600 for an online application and registration in 3 classes to €900. A draft Regulation is currently being prepared for adoption by the...
March 29, 2009
Generally it is easier for inventors or others who have a patentable invention to find sources of funding than it is to find funding purely for intellectual property protection. However, that being said there are also grants...
April 3, 2009
We are alarmed by the increasing number of scammers that target trade mark applicants in the UK and the EU. Clearly some people are misled into paying the fees otherwise the scams would not continue as they do.
The scammers...
April 7, 2009
Whether you want to include just the bare minimum information that the law requires you to display on your website, or appreciate that more extensive information will increase trust in your site, a useful starting point is to know...
April 13, 2009
In a blog post earlier this year I mentioned how we were being charged £15 by HSBC for transferring funds to OHIM in respect of our clients’ European Union trade mark fees, only to suddenly find we were being...
April 14, 2009
Domain names are an important aspect of branding. When registering domain names people often wonder which domains to buy. Some advisers advocate buying the sucks.com version of your brand to protect against aggrieved...
April 21, 2009
I attended a talk recently which was advocating book writing as a way to promote ones personal brand. Then the speaker said: “Some people are reluctant to write about their area of expertise because they fear they...
April 30, 2009
Continental Wine & Food Limited has applied to register the mark TWITTER for beer, wine and other alcoholic drinks; Can they do this?
As a general rule trade marks are granted for particular activities...
May 7, 2009
Keyword advertising earns search engines an essential stream of revenue.
Google and Yahoo, who allow use of competitors’ brands as keywords in pay per click advertising, have both had to defend their position in the courts across...
May 12, 2009
What is a scam? According to the consumer fraud reporting “A confidence trick, confidence game, or con for short (also known as a scam) is an attempt to intentionally mislead a person or persons …. usually...
