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IP Issues That Impact Business Design

As a law firm owner I regularly hear about the problems businesses experience around IP.

While their individual circumstances vary hugely, the IP mistakes they make are common and easily avoidable.

The reason these IP mistakes are widespread is...

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How To Have Satisfied Clients Long Term

Tesco probably didn’t initially realise the wider ramifications of using the Clubcard name, so may have been satisfied with its advertising agency.

However, clients who are initially satisfied with a service can later become dissatisfied...

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A Million-pound Mistake?

Tesco made a big mistake when it launched its innovative loyalty card scheme under a name it could not own. The company tried in vain to register Clubcard as a trademark.

Unless a business has intellectual property protecting its innovation,...

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Why Every Business Needs a Brand Manager

Are you starting a new project? Or rebranding? Or growing your business to sell?

Do you:

  • Know what ‘brand’ means and signifies to the value of your business?
  • Know when and how to protect your...
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Want a signed copy of Brand Tuned?

I would love to send you a signed copy of Brand Tuned, the new rules of branding, strategy and intellectual property if you’re UK based and are:

EITHER:

An Azrights client: OR

An agency or...

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Business Terms
September 19, 2019
 

Business Terms (or Terms of Business) govern the contractual relationship between you and your customers.

When selling your goods or services it’s important to use terms of business specifically drafted to...

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Bentley Dispute – Is Intellectual Property due a Rebrand?
January 22, 2021

Intellectual Property (IP) has an image problem. This may be why its relevance to branding is often misunderstood. If you want to create a winning brand name or are embarking on a branding exercise focus on the intersection...

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The First Costly Mistake People Make When Branding their Big Idea or Rebranding Their Business
January 12, 2020

Eureka! You have hit on an idea that you believe is a spectacular business idea.

Or you have joined the league of inventors with one breathtaking invention of your own. You can hardly wait to launch it and let everybody know...

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The Second Costly Mistake People Make When Branding or Rebranding
January 18, 2020

The Second Costly Mistake people make is to assume “brand” means a logo or other visual design.

Due to the widespread confusion about branding: what it is, and what you need to do to get a brand, people tend to...

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