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Protection Of Television Formats – The Great British Bake Off
December 10, 2014

The Great British Bake Off isn’t just clever when it comes to cakes. By protecting its IP, it has been able to secure a fortune in licensing.

The other day I met someone who told me that she had been advised that it is not p...

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Ways To Build Your Brand On Social Media Without Risking Your Reputation
December 12, 2014

‘A brand is no longer what we tell the consumer it is – it is what consumers tell each other it is’ Scott Cook, co-founder of Intuit

Internet technologies have made it possible for ordinary people to post content online with...

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What Does Copyright Cover?
December 15, 2014

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens was an immediate success when it was first published selling 6,000 copies. Yet, as mentioned in my blog Copyright Protection: How to manage copyright in an unregulated space Dickens made l...

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Protecting Intellectual Property Online – The Latest In The Use Of Blocking Orders
December 18, 2014

There has been a significant push in recent years to address the issue of IP rights being infringed online. Following several changes in the law, and a number of landmark decisions, progress is being made to help rights holde...

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From Net Neutrality To Copyright: Media Law Trends For 2015
December 19, 2014

With the Internet continuing to develop at a significant rate, media and IP law often struggle to keep up with the advancements.

To get an insight into future developments in the digital world during 2015, the Guardian has w...

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Intellectual Property Rights – Why Ignoring Them Could Be Disastrous For UK Businesses
December 29, 2014

Good news for UK business this month. The UK is ranked as the most entrepreneurial country in Europe and the world’s second most innovative country.

The Global Entrepreneurship Index measures start-up progress in the world. ...

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Adwords Trademark Policy – Using Competitors’ Names In Adwords
November 11, 2014

In a past blog post, we reported an earlier decision regarding trademark infringement, M&S and Interflora. Here we discuss last week’s Court of Appeal decision to retry the dispute between M&S and Interflora, which means furt...

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