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Patent Registration – Does It Lead To Greater Innovation?
August 10, 2015

Patent registration is the first form of IP many businesses want to explore when they have an idea for something new. A patent is defined in the dictionary as a sole right to make, use or sell an invention...

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Google vs BMW – Trademark Dispute Over Google’s Choice of Alphabet Name?
August 13, 2015

A Trademark Dispute may be about to erupt over Google’s recent choice of name for its new holding company, Alphabet.

Not long after our blog post “iWatch Trade Mark – Apple In Multimillion Trade Mark...

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Trademarks In China – How Difficult Is It To Protect Intellectual Property?
August 20, 2015

Trademarks in China are among the many difficult challenges for businesses operating internationally. Chinese intellectual property legislation has been notoriously difficult for Western companies to deal with as we...

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Copyright Infringement Is Claimed By Hacked Dating Service Ashley Madison
August 24, 2015

Copyright infringement is allegedly the basis on which dating service Ashley Madison is trying to prevent the spreading of its stolen member database.

Last week, more than 33 million records of Ashley Madison users, containing...

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Trademark Search – Minimizing The Dangers Of Having Similar Names To Your Competitors
August 26, 2015

Trademark search is designed to help minimize the dangers of choosing names for your business, brand, product, or service, which are similar to those of your competitors and which might land you in an expensive intellectual...

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Online Selling And Your Obligations To The Consumer
August 28, 2015

Online selling entails certain obligations to the consumer. Online sellers, whether of goods or services, have responsibilities towards the buyer. Being aware of these obligations ensures that you are complying with...

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Trademark Slogans – Swatch Registers ‘One More Thing’ Trademark
September 2, 2015

Trademark slogans are important as they help distinguish a brand by emphasising what the business does or aims to do. By adding a tagline to a logo or name it is possible to encapsulate what the brand has become known...

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Trademark Infringement – E-Commerce Giants Sued For Online Selling Of Counterfeit Goods
September 4, 2015

Trademark infringement claims are on the rise with recent disputes related to the sale of counterfeit products on platforms such as eBay and Alibaba. In our previous blog post, Online Selling And Your Obligations To The...

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Choosing A Logo – Airbnb’s Controversial Trademark Choice
September 9, 2015

Choosing a logo for your brand is a critical aspect of business marketing and is as important as choosing a name for your goods and services. A recent article by The Next Web, reports about an interesting discovery...

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Brand Identity – 3 Trademark Lessons From The Beer And Microbrewery Industries
September 11, 2015

Brand identity is an essential component of any business. Put simply, the name of your brand is the first point of communication for your business to your target market. It is a vehicle for the associations related to...

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Design Registration – YSL Wins Over H&M
September 14, 2015

Design registraion is an important way in which to protect the unique shapes or surface designs that a company’s designers produce. Generally, there is no requirement to prove novelty in order to register a design. It...

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Trademark Infringement Ruled Following Costco’s Selling Of Counterfeit Tiffany Rings
September 18, 2015

Trademark Infringement by Costco – the largest US warehouse club chain, was ruled by a Manhattan federal judge recently. Costco has allegedly sold counterfeit diamond engagement rings using the luxury retailer...

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