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March 31, 2008
As a potential user of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) services, as well as solicitors specializing in internet and related laws, we recently examined the market and reviewed the services that are offered. As expected there is a...
April 7, 2008
Domain names are always an important part of any business. For web based businesses they are sometimes a lifeline. So, what do you do if you do not own a domain name you want? One of the available options is to use a domain drop...
April 11, 2008
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) operates a policy quite different to that of the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and Office of Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) as regards trade mark use. It is important...
April 14, 2008
The recent ruling in the Procol Harum copyright dispute illustrates the dangers of joint copyright. It is a huge practical problem which anyone whose business involves copyright works should pay heed to.
In the case it...
April 18, 2008
Aaron Greenspan’s continuing dispute with Facebook owner, Mark Zuckerberg has taken the form of a petition to cancel Facebook’s trademark registration in the USA mentioned here. The origins of the dispute lay...
April 24, 2008
The start of a new business will always bring challenges regardless of whether the business takes the form of a sole trader, partnership or a limited liability company. A sole trader trades in his own name and takes the risk of...
April 25, 2008
As reported a couple of days ago by Outlaw.com, HMRC have in recent years been criticised like many other bodies for their failures in complying with the Data Protection Act 1998 by the Information...
April 28, 2008
Trade mark law is never black and white.When it comes to registering a mark, there are often surprises once the application is examined by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO).
For example, Jeremy Phillips recently ...
May 6, 2008
An established trader in USA has been selling pickled goods under the name McSweet for a number of years. However, as soon as he filed an application for a trade mark at the USPTO McDonald’s opposed the registration on the...
May 14, 2008
In recent years, a number of comparative websites have appeared online in which consumers can compare prices of a number of businesses without the need to search individual websites.
Websites such as Expedia use special web...
May 29, 2008
My recent trip to INTA was interesting on many grounds, which I hope to report on over the next few weeks, particularly as regards the insights I gained into why anyone having products manufactured in China needs to register a...
