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A few simple questions
January 24, 2012

As it’s becoming more and more important to be customer focused we are aiming to better understand what people and potential clients need. So, we’ve created a Survey Monkey questionnaire around the subject of my...

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Adwords Trademark Policy โ€“ Using Competitorsโ€™ 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...

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About Twitter

September 26, 2009

Brevity might be the soul of wit, but it’s also the heart of social networking phenomenon Twitter.

Twitter is built around the concept of micro-blogging, that is allowing its members to post just about anything as long the...

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Abandoning business model of hourly rate charging

August 28, 2009

Azrights has now formally abandoned hourly rate charging. In future hourly rate charging for legal services will only apply in litigation cases where court rules make it difficult to avoid charging by the hour.

In all other cases...

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5 Questions to ask before you engage a business lawyer

June 7, 2010

If you are starting up in business, getting the right legal help can be a key to success – especially if you are a creative business.  An effective Intellectual Property strategy to properly structure your IP rights from...

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5 Crucial Points About Trademarks Everyone Should Consider
March 14, 2019

There are 5 crucial points to know about trademarks that might change your entire approach to branding and trademark registration. I’ll start by answering the question what is a trademark.

What is a Trademark?

Trademarks...

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3 Steps Every Business Needs To Take To Comply With GDPR โ€“ Apart From Email Marketing
April 11, 2018

GDPR is all about introducing greater transparency, increased accountability and enhanced privacy rights for all of us. For example, we can manage our permissions to tech platforms as a result of being notified about the data...

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3rd November โ€“ Building an Outstanding Online Brand

October 18, 2010

An interactive workshop to be delivered by Shireen Smith, Solicitor at Azrights. Venue: British Library (follow link)

Building an Outstanding Online Brand – Essential Guide to Branding and Commissioning a Web Presence...

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3 Facts About Copyright Everyone Should Know
March 6, 2019

Whether you’re starting out in business, or creating new products and services for your existing business, you’ll want to make sure you’re doing things right, that your actions will set you up for success.

Unless...

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3D Trademarks & Registered Designs โ€“ KitKat Loses Legal Fight For Four-Finger Chocolate Bar
September 23, 2015

3D trademarks are notoriously difficult to register, as Nestlé found out last week just short of a few broken fingers. Earlier this summer we wrote about the Advocat-General’s (AG) opinion of the European court...

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3D Trademarks โ€“ No Breaks For Kit-Kat
June 11, 2015

The latest in Nestlé’s attempts to trademark its iconic four-finger chocolate is at odds with EU Law.

Back in 2012 we reported in our blog Can you trademark a colour? that Cadbury had managed to secure a...

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3D printing- the next challenge for IP?
November 2, 2012

3D printing is a technological advance that has been getting a lot of press recently due to the sense of excitement about the possibilities it might hold. The implications of this advance are being speculated as huge, with the...

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