IPRSTART News Room
Mouse on Wheels Trade Mark Blocked
Tuesday 27th November 2007
Direct Line Insurance, owner of the well-known ‘telephone on wheels’ image used in its advertising, has blocked an application by online insurance rival esure.com to register as a trade mark a computer mouse on wheels. The mark was a . . . read more.
40 Year Old Claim for Song Royalties Successful
Monday 26th November 2007
The High Court has recently, and rather surprisingly, ruled that a claim for a share in the royalties of 1967 smash hit "A Whiter Shade of Pale", made nearly 40 years after the song topped the charts worldwide, could succeed.
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Patent Dispute Resolution Service
Monday 26th November 2007
The UK Intellectual Property Office (formerly the Patent Office) offers a dispute resolution service which is aimed at preventing unnecessary litigation over patent disputes.
The new opinions service allows anyone to request an opinion on . . . read more.
Registry Decisions Do Not Bind Court
Monday 26th November 2007
The decision in the 2006 case involving L’Oréal, in which the cosmetics giant was rebuffed in its attempt to prevent a smaller producer, called Special Effects, bringing to the market products which could be confused with its own ‘Special . . . read more.
Email - Who Owns the Copyright?
Sunday 18th November 2007
Copyright is a right which exists without any specific steps having to be taken. It applies whenever there is a work created which contains original skill or labour. It applies to written material and that includes email, as a recent High . . . read more.
Protecting Your Design Rights
Sunday 18th November 2007
Protecting intellectual property has always been a complex area of law, but in one specific area things may be getting clearer. The Registered Designs Regulations 2001 include several protections for inventors of designs.
If you have a new . . . read more.
