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Domain names - trade mark clearinghouse

By Sarah Chatterley.

It is becoming increasingly common for intellectual property to be used on the internet by third parties without the authorisation of the IP owner. Whilst there are a number of ways trade marks are being misappropriated, there are several ways a trade mark used by others can be policed.

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Watching service - keeping an eye on trade marks

By Sarah Chatterley.

Now more than ever, it is important that a trade mark owner watches markets and monitors Trade Mark Registers which are most relevant to their present and planned future business. 

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Protecting trade marks in China

By Sarah Chatterley.

Most businesses are aware today that when reviewing opportunities for doing business in China, either by selling their goods and services there, by manufacturing goods there for export, or by employing a Chinese manufacturer, their intellectual property will be exposed to an ever-changing legal environment. 

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Maintaining your trade mark

By Sarah Chatterley.

If your business has been trading for some time brand names or logos may have been “tweaked” by altering a character, streamlining a design or changing corporate colours.

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Buying, selling, and transferring trade marks

By Sarah Chatterley.

One of the things which is sometimes forgotten, especially within the larger picture of an acquisition or sale of a company as a whole, is that the IP should be transferred as part of, or by an accompanying agreement if the new company owner is to have the benefit of the IP. It is often only discovered that IP is not recorded in the correct ownership when it is needed to stop someone else from using the mark, patent or design. 

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