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Trade mark registration and brand extension in China
December 11, 2012

China is now the second largest economy on the planet, and has become a key market for businesses worldwide. So, securing ownership of your brand in China should be an important part of your plans. While the Chinese...

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Copyright Protection: How to Manage Copyright in an Unregulated Space
December 19, 2012

‘I have endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses...

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How To Secure An Unusual Trademark
January 3, 2013

Whilst the most common use of trademarks is to legally protect brand names or logos, this is by no means the only way in which a trademark reinforces a brand.

Trademarks act to identify the source of a good or service to...

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Your Brand and Your Domain Name
January 18, 2013

Choosing names that say what your business does on the tin may not be the best approach to choosing domain names online, despite it being an approach many businesses have adopted in the past.

Often, it seems like a good idea to...

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Trademarks and Britain Overseas
February 1, 2013

Increasingly, awareness of the value of a brand is leading businesses to protect their names and logos through trademark registration. As registration is territorial in nature, only offering protection in the particular...

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Do you need to bother with trade marks?
February 26, 2013

Since writing my book, Legally Branded, a number of business owners have thanked me for making this fundamentally important subject of intellectual property (particularly trade marks) understandable.

Some entrepreneur...

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Innocent Loses Halo Trademark
March 6, 2013

If ever there was an ideal example of the importance of ensuring the right intellectual property procedures are in place, Innocent’s recent trademark difficulties demonstrates it.

Despite being one of the UK and...

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Licensing – Don’t Risk Losing Your Trademark
April 2, 2013

Licensing – Don’t Risk Losing Your Trademark

If your business has reached the stage where you are looking to expand abroad or diversify into different markets, licensing your brand could be the ideal way of...

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Copyright, emulation and software – is imitation not the sincerest form of flattery?
April 9, 2013

Software is essential to everyday life, it’s how we carry out research, get our entertainment fix, communicate with each other, manage information, carry out calculations, implement business processes and unleash our...

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TV Show Mad Men faces potentially mad IP battle over photos and likeness rights
May 1, 2013

 

When using photographs or images in a commercial context, getting an IP lawyer to assess the copyright situation is an obvious move. However, as the producers of hit TV show ‘Mad Men’ recently discovered, it may...

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Online Piracy Doesn’t Hurt Sales… Or Does It?
May 10, 2013

London, United Kingdom – 2013, May – An astounding 4.4 million viewers tuned in to watch the premier of the third season of the Game of Thrones, but they weren’t the only viewers watching the show. According to...

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Thomson Reuters interview featuring Azrights
June 19, 2013

Shireen Smith was recently interviewed by news agency Thomson Reuters for a piece regarding how lawyers and firms can substantially benefit from utilising social media, to drive their online presence and search rankings.

The...

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