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February 18, 2009
In the last few years many big companies have been making news by establishing a virtual presence in an online world. The most common place for businesses to do this is in Metaverses which are also called virtual...
February 20, 2009
Following my earlier post about ‘legal hybrids’ I want to explain why it matters that I am as knowledgeable about the internet as any web designer.
One good reason is that there are key areas on which businesses need...
February 22, 2009
The internet has radically changed the nature of defamation law. While it was once a specialised subject left to media lawyers it is now a topic on which most internet lawyers have to advise. Internet defamation is,...
Where Are You At In Your Internet Marketing Efforts? reminds us that small businesses need to understand the possibilities on the web at their own pace.
The fact that only 44% of small businesses have a website despite the well known fact...
February 28, 2009
Although it is difficult to get a successful result in an online defamation issue, it can be done by carefully establishing who is making the comment, and where they are based. Other important considerations are how...
March 6, 2009
The Social Media Influence 2009 Conference which I attended on Tuesday was quite enlightening. Interestingly I was the only lawyer present. There was a speaker on the law – Struan Robertson who is a...
March 6, 2009
A trademark conveys the image, personality and the origin of the products to a customer. Through this information, the consumer will make an economic decision to purchase. Thus, trademarks are crucial in developing a company’s...
March 6, 2009
OHIM, the European Office for trade marks and design registration, has announced that it will slash fees by 40%. This price change could take place in a matter of weeks.
At the moment the price of filing for a CTM online is...
March 7, 2009
Having just purchased a pair of UGG boots from a website UGGBOOTSFORALL.COM.AU for my daughter’s birthday, I am surprised to hear they are not the genuine article.
If I had been less busy, I might have delved more deeply before...
March 10, 2009
We recently blogged here about OHIM’s plans to reduce its fees for trade mark applications, and it seems the UK IPO are following suit with a plan to reduce trade mark application fees by 15%. The...
March 16, 2009
The value of a logo has no bearing to the amount your designer charges you. Nike’s $35 “swoosh” design is one example, and now another example is Twitter’s bird logo.
Twitter reportedly only paid $6 for...
March 17, 2009
One of the more difficult aspects of trademark protection to explain to clients is that a trademark is only territorial in nature and not in fact international. This means that each trademark that is registered in each additional...
