An independent report commissioned by the IPO entitled Evaluation of the Reforms of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court 2010-2013 was published very recently examining the effect of the recent reforms in the...

If you have trademarked your brand name, it can be disconcerting to find that someone else beat you to it and registered it on a social media site.

The latest dispute to erupt on this question involves Instagram where Kalamazoo...

Patent registration is the first form of IP many businesses want to explore when they have an idea for something new. A patent is defined in the dictionary as a sole right to make, use or sell an invention...

A Trademark Dispute may be about to erupt over Google’s recent choice of name for its new holding company, Alphabet.

Not long after our blog post “iWatch Trade Mark – Apple In Multimillion Trade Mark...

Trademarks in China are among the many difficult challenges for businesses operating internationally. Chinese intellectual property legislation has been notoriously difficult for Western companies to deal with as we...

Copyright infringement is allegedly the basis on which dating service Ashley Madison is trying to prevent the spreading of its stolen member database.

Last week, more than 33 million records of Ashley Madison users, containing...

Online selling entails certain obligations to the consumer. Online sellers, whether of goods or services, have responsibilities towards the buyer. Being aware of these obligations ensures that you are complying with...

Trademark infringement claims are on the rise with recent disputes related to the sale of counterfeit products on platforms such as eBay and Alibaba. In our previous blog post, Online Selling And Your Obligations To The...

Choosing a logo for your brand is a critical aspect of business marketing and is as important as choosing a name for your goods and services. A recent article by The Next Web, reports about an interesting discovery...

Brand identity is an essential component of any business. Put simply, the name of your brand is the first point of communication for your business to your target market. It is a vehicle for the associations related to...