September 8, 2010

Sky has apparently been battling against Skype for the past 5 years over the ‘Sky’ part of their name. Sky claims that its rights in the ‘Sky’ name are infringed by Skype, and that people are confused into...

September 10, 2010

Businesses are often surprised to learn that trademarks, unlike domain or company names, do not have to be the same to prevent others from using or registering them.  Similar names are also covered. Some interesting...

September 17, 2010

Facebook’s new ‘places’ application has sparked another debate over privacy. The new feature, which arrived today for UK users, encourages people on Facebook to share their location with other members of the...

An increasing number of people are getting their news online rather than from newspapers, or television. Mobile devices, and the proliferation of wi-fi have made it easier than ever for the tech-savvy to stay on top of current...

September 27, 2010

In a competitive market setting your products apart from other people’s is key to maintaining an edge. Product design is often an important characteristic of a brand. It could even be the USP of the business.

Where,...

October 11, 2010

Google has recently won a case in Spain against Spanish broadcaster Telecinco regarding its video sharing site YouTube. Telecinco claimed that YouTube was responsible for copyright infringement when its users posted material which...

October 11, 2010

Recently, nearly a year after the latest French anti-piracy law reached the statute books, the French government agency HADOPI began to see the first batch of notices sent out to ISPs identifying IP addresses allegedly...

October 14, 2010

Shireen Smith will be speaking at the London School of Economics on the 27th of October. The talk is part of a series of sessions run by the university for their students.

October 14, 2010

Shireen Smith will give a talk to entrepreneurial students from a variety of disciplines at the London School of Economics on the 1st of December. The talk will last two hours, and cover subjects and experiences relevant to people...

October 18, 2010

Shireen Smith will be speaking on the impact that Web 2.0 and Social Media have had on the business world.  The talk will also cover the risks associated with taking a business online, how these can be managed, and the...

October 25, 2010

A trade mark can be refused where it is descriptive of the goods and services it covers. This could be where the mark ‘designates the kind, quality, quantity, intended purpose, value or geographical origin’ of the...