Sending a letter before action can be a useful way to open up negotiations without going to the expense of starting legal proceedings.

• In general, when a dispute arises, court...

The law as it applies to marketing is a vast, and complex subject, because marketing can take many forms, including digital, and involves a wide range of considerations. In particular:

• The content of marketing materials can be...

Online defamation is an important consideration not only for businesses who operate their own websites, but also for businesses generally, who will be concerned about the risk that online defamation poses to their reputation.

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Freely available libraries of open source software now contribute to rapid application development on all popular platforms, from programmable hardware, to PCs and mobile devices. However, the fact that open source software is...

Patents give their owner a powerful intellectual property right. The owner of a patent has an exclusive right to stop others from making, selling, importing or using the patented invention.

The sanctions...

What is Piracy?

Piracy is a term often used to describe copyright infringement. The term refers to deliberate commercial or politically motivated infringement, such as

• Unauthorised copying and distribution of media such...

When selling any business, be it an App, or website, or shareholding in a business there are several issues of key importance to consider:

• Your confidential information must be properly protected by using an appropriate...

The social web is having a profound impact on society, revolutionizing the way in which brands are cultivated and protected online. At Azrights, we understand social media law, its attraction for consumers and its potential for...

The Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) is an international process for the resolution of domain name disputes which addresses the problems of cybersquatting and domain name disputes.

• The UDRP allows...

I recently wrote an extensive piece Brand Strategy Why Every Business Needs One on my personal blog.

Brand strategy is one of the most important issues to deal with if you want to create a business that grows in brand...

This is a question I used to wonder about. Deep down I believed ‘brand’ and ‘branding’ to be essentially a surface, cosmetic exercise.

As for ‘personal branding’ the activity had connotations...