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
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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...
5 Crucial Points About Trademarks Everyone Should Consider
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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...
3 Steps Every Business Needs To Take To Comply With GDPR – Apart From Email Marketing
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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...
3rd November – Building an Outstanding Online Brand
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October 18, 2010
An interactive workshop to be delivered by Shireen Smith, Solicitor at Azrights. Venue: British Library (follow link)
3 Facts About Copyright Everyone Should Know
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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...
3D Trademarks & Registered Designs – KitKat Loses Legal Fight For Four-Finger Chocolate Bar
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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...
3D Trademarks – No Breaks For Kit-Kat
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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...
3D printing- the next challenge for IP?
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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...
25 March 2009: "Domains, Domain Disputes and Brands: The Legal and Practical Aspects: From Management to Damages"
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April 4, 2009
Shireen Smith of Azrights Chaired this CLT conference in London and presented a talk on:
“Introduction to Trade Marks and Online Branding”
13th October: The 2010 Protecting Innovation Conference
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July 28, 2010
Safeguarding the New: How to Use IP Rights Effectively
Shireen Smith will be speaking on the special role of brand names, trade mark protection, and managing your brand online at this conference, which focuses on the effective...
10 Years of the IPKat!
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June 13, 2013
It was a pleasure to celebrate the 10th birthday of the IPKat yesterday with blogmeister Jeremy Phillips and friends, and having had a thoroughly enjoyable time I wanted to say a few words personally about the value...
