So what intellectual property is contained within a mobile App and how do you stop others from using it? Gartner estimates that by 2016, there will be more than 300 billion apps downloaded annually. That’s almost 10 times the amount being downloaded a year ago. Rovio, the company…
Our 3 top tips for avoiding litigation in copyright licensing Earlier this year, our intellectual property lawyers were involved in a court case involving a photographer, a syndication company and a publisher. The case came to us a little over a week before trial. We acted for the…
If you’re a photographer, make sure you understand and protect your creative rights, and get your contracts in order. When starting a new photography business, we appreciate that you want to be able to put all your effort into refining your craft, developing your customer base and bringing…
The law is, by its nature, territorial. It applies to individuals and entities within a particular territory. The internet represents a significant challenge to this notion, since it has no geographical boundaries. Perhaps a slight gloss on this is country code top level domain names (ccTLD’s). This aspect…
A recent Court of Appeal decision is good for infringers and lawyers (and infringing lawyers), but bad for business. Starbucks (actually not the coffee people but part of a substantial Hong Kong-based group of broadcasting, media and telecommunications companies – and we wont let that get in the way…