A patent in the US is applied for and granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Three years after a German court ruled that JOOP! could not register its ! on its own, the EU have handed down a decision which backs this up. Not that the fashion world were worried about not being able to use ! after every sentence!

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As more and more IP owners have discovered, protecting your name does not stop at a trade mark. As highlighted by the recent Facebook name grab, it is important that brand owners protect their right by registering their names as usernames on Facebook and other social networking sites. The cost to the brand if it [...]

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We have recently read the problems firms are having with Euro conversation charges and subsequent bank charges with OHIM – our solution is to use Caxton which offers great exchange rates and does not charge to do the transfers.

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The revision of the EU TM fees will take effect on May 1st this year.

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Sony have just applied for “HOLY INVASION OF PRIVACY, BADMAN!” as a trade mark in the US. Bearing in mind the announcement today that the UK government is to gain access to users’ lists of friends and contacts on Facebook and Bebo, perhaps a tie up could be on the cards. Link to Times article [...]

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An interesting extension of tag clouds available at the Many Eyes Information Project – here’s one of this blog

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