Rule of thumb for photo copyright is that photographers own copyright in any photo taken by them. A copyright lawsuit was filed in San Fransico, USA last week to determine ownership of copyright in a selfie taken by a monkey....

Intellectual property (IP) costs should be taken into account in the business plan. Few entrepreneurs know exactly which rights relate to their business and even fewer know how much it will cost to protect them. The cost of IP...

For companies, brand planning is an important aspect in brand execution. As far as we know, the best brands are also the best planned brands including the legal side. In a recent turn of events Lindt, the Swiss chocolatier, has...

IP Lawyer Shireen Smith is delivering a presentation on How to expand your e-commerce website globally.

A comprehensive programme for business owners, business development managers on driving traffic to your website,...

\Brand and trademark establishment is of central importance to any successful business. Maintaining a brand’s image is essential, and using trademark law to protect business reputation is an important component...

Digital IP Lawyer Shireen Smith is delivering a talk on how to tackle some of biggest misconceptions and mistakes when creating intellectual property and how to avoid them and add value to your work.

The breakfast...

We successfully celebrated IP lawyer Shireen Smith’s book launch on Tuesday, 13 October. The book reached number one in the Amazon Kindle charts for intellectual property, and is in the top three at the...

Intellectual property (IP) infringement is damaging for any business, and can be a particular problem for those that sell products online through platforms like Alibaba.

Chances are that if you have a business...

IP Lawyer Shireen Smith is delivering a talk on the basics of intellectual property for computer science students at Queen Mary University of London.

When

Friday, 22 October 2015, 15:00

Where

Queen Mary University Of...

The trademark infringement claim by watchmakers MultiTime Machine (MTM) has been dismissed following a ruling in favour of online retailer Amazon. In our previous blog Trademark Infringement Trial Of Amazon Over Search...

We celebrated the launch of my second book, the Intellectual Property Revolution at the Institute of Directors on 13 October. Below is the video highlighting the event.

This was 3 years after my first book, Legally Branded,...

The Intellectual Property Revolution, my second book, was launched with great success on 13 October 2015 at the Institute of Directors in London.

For those of you who were unable to attend the event the next best thing is...