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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...

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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...

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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...

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Why Your Employees’ Smartphones May Be Putting Your Company At Risk
January 7, 2015

Everyone seems to carry a smartphone these days. Many of these are owned by employees, and are used to access their company’s private information. This raises key issues relating to security and data protection. Is your...

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Can You Take Images Off The Internet And Use Them In Your Blog Posts Or Newsletters?
January 9, 2015

Images bring blog posts and articles alive. Downloading them from the Internet is just a matter of a few simple clicks. But are you infringing copyright if you use them? In the first of a two-part article on images, we look at...

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Is Posting Photos On Twitter A Breach Of Chef’s IP?
January 14, 2015

This is the first of a series of blogs in which I look at intellectual property issues in different sectors. I will be considering the extent to which IP protections such as patents, copyright, trademarks, designs, and know how...

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How To Get Copyright Permission And Avoid Copyright Infringement
January 21, 2015

In part one of our blog post, Can You Take Images Off The Internet And Use Them In Your Blog Posts or Newsletters, we looked at the law relating to copyright in images.

In this second part, we look at how the use of stock...

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#JeSuisCharlie Creator: Phrase Cannot Be A Trademark
January 21, 2015

JeSuisCharlie CreatorConcerns have been raised over attempts to monopolise a phrase made famous in the wake of an international tragedy.

Jaochim Ronson, the creator of the image portraying the words ‘Je Suis Charlie’, has voiced his...

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The Importance Of Patent Protection – Why GoPro’s Shares Tumbled
January 26, 2015

We often hear about the importance of patent protection for innovations. Patents can be one of the most valuable type of intellectual property a business can own.

However, in practice, it is difficult to predict the value...

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Content Is King – But Should You Let Others Use Yours?
February 2, 2015

Content is important if you want to be found online. That’s well known. What is less understood is what the considerations are if someone asks to feature your content on their site.

With the proliferation of news...

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Taylor Swift – Trade Mark Like It’s 1989
February 6, 2015

It is very common for people to be confused between different IP rights.  We often hear from individuals interested in “patenting” their brand, or “copyrighting” their invention, because there is a...

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International Business & Globalisation Of IP
February 10, 2015

Nowadays many businesses are global from day one.

Even though you may just operate out of a bedroom in your home, when you sell online, you are potentially doing business in every country worldwide. That’s because the...

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