Tag Archives: Intellectual Property
Patently demonstrated?
There must be a stong temptation for a business hosting a visit from a VIP or a local MP to show off the business’s new thing. Nothing beats a good demonstration of new technology. However, if this new technology has … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial, Intellectual Property
Stop, in the name of the (trade mark) law
We recently learned through Twitter of the “cease and desist” letter received by ThinkGeek from the lawyers for the National Pork Board, Faegre & Benson. This type of letter, more accurately described under English civil procedures as a “letter before … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial, Intellectual Property
A never ending story
There are some words or phrases that have been in use for so long within certain types of contracts that you would think everyone knew what they meant. Sadly, this is not case. BMS Computer Solutions Limited and AB Agri … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial, Intellectual Property, IT Outsourcing
Help me, Obi-Wan Jacobi; you’re my only hope!
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… well, in 1976 California, Lucasfilm began developing Star Wars. The iconic Imperial stormtrooper helmets and uniforms were made by Andrew Ainsworth and his company Shepperton Design Studios Limited in England. He … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial, Intellectual Property
HADOPI II – Danger internautes
It is not often that we resurrect our GCSE/O Level French (or bug our bi- or tri-lingual colleagues – thank you Elora and Emanuela) to read a French language statute, but HADOPI II is an exception. This is the French … Continue reading
Filed under Intellectual Property, Telecoms Regulation
Skype -v- Joltid: Ebay did their IPR due diligence?
As the VoIP peer-to-peer telecommunications service Skype is almost universal (currently almost 13m users online at the time of this post), there has been quite a bit of excitement about the recent Securities and Exchange Commission quarterly filings made by … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial, Intellectual Property
Creative Uncommon?
Do you know what this symbol means? We admit we did not know, either, until we read a survey report on the use of Crown Copyright carried out by Bunnyfoot for the Office of Public Sector Information. Yet this is … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial, Intellectual Property
It’s a rapstrap, and you’ve been caught
Fans of the Boomtown Rats may not be aware that the Intellectual Property Office (formerly the Patent Office) has for a number of years provided an opinion service, which enables anyone to test their case for patent infringement before commencing … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial, Intellectual Property
Andrew Sharpe
