The transition period allowed for by the EU Withdrawal Bill ends on 31 December 2020 so that on 1 January 2021 the UK will no longer be part of the EU.
The impact of Brexit will soon be felt in every sphere of our li
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Brands: Trade Marks and Domain Names Chapter 1 of Book: Why Web 2.0 Brand Protection Requires Online Brand Promotion
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December 1, 2009
When I wrote the introduction to my proposed new book in early November Why Web 2.0 Brand Protection Requires Online Brand Promotion, I hoped to publish this chapter shortly afterwards. Needless to say, life got in the way, a
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Brands Staying Relevant at a Time of Deep Crisis
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March 27, 2020
Following my blog last week about what the Coronavirus situation might look like by June, I want to say a few words about how your brand can stay relevant to customers in the increasingly unstable and changeable world we are now
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Branding Services – Two Noteworthy Issues
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September 14, 2020
Having spent the last few years immersing myself in books about brands and branding, listening to podcasts and audio books, writing and broadcasting on the subject and offering introductory courses on branding, I’ve
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Brand Identifiers are Key to Managing Competition
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October 27, 2021
The brand name and codes play an important role in the management of competition.
Inevitably competitors will try to capture some of the market shares of any brand that discovers a lucrative market opportunity. They copy busi
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Protecting Ideas – Focus on Business Process Patents
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January 4, 2008
Ideas lead to inventions, new art forms, novel business concepts, new designs and much more. One of the most frequently asked questions we receive concerns how to protect ideas.
There is no single answer to explain how best to prote...
Click and Deliver! Your Money or Your Name!
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January 10, 2008
There is a tendency to label anyone who is in the business of making money out of domain names a cybersquatter, and in the process to regard them as guilty of fast practice verging on the fraudulent. But is it appropriate to regard ...
Charities and Trade Marks – Names and Brands
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January 27, 2008
For an audio version of this article, or if you want to listen on the move, download the MP3 here. For the full text, continue reading.
Whether a charity is a household name or an innovative start-up, like any ordinary business it ...
The Rag Trade – A Hopeless Case? January 2008
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January 28, 2008
IP in the Fashion Industry
IP rules take on a different facet depending on the industry involved. So, whether you are a retailer bringing key designs to the masses at affordable high street prices, or a designer seeking to protect ...
What Makes a Good Brand Name Online?
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April 11, 2008
Series of domain articles
In January we posted an article about entrepreneurs whose livelihood turns on having large portfolios of domain names.
We explained how these domainers tend to buy generic (that is, descriptive) or subject ...
Unjustified Threats
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January 28, 2008
One challenging aspect of advising small businesses is the vagueness of the law. It is difficult to give the clear, black and white answers business people need. One client recently asked me what letters we would be able to send out...
Google Loses Gmail Trade Mark Case
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March 20, 2008
Google’s unsuccessful EU wide trade mark application to register the name ‘G-mail’ shown here is a salutary lesson about the importance of registering rights to a brand early, and in all countries in which you hope to use it. When a...
