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Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
There is nothing worse than finding a web site that is a blatant copy of your own. "Imitation is the greatest form of flattery" or so the saying goes. But it really can be no laughing matter when it impacts your business and revenue. There are many forms of copying ...
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Saturday, November 7th, 2009
This article describes the best method of approaching (or process of conducting) an IP audit or an intangible asset audit. It involves five steps:
Engage, gather documents, conduct background research and agree on audit plan (Step 1)
Get buy-in from the relevant individuals. This can be facilitated by sending an appropriate communication ...
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Friday, November 6th, 2009
Conducting a thorough audit of all the intangible assets or intellectual property (IP) that an organisation owns is a time-consuming and often costly business. You want to get it right and make sure that maximum value is received by the organisation when conducting the audit.
So what are the critical success ...
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Many organisations do not know what intellectual property or IP assets they own. We actually prefer the term intangible assets to the term IP assets. Intangible assets include both legal intangibles (typical IP) and competitive intangibles (such as knowledge and know-how). The tangible assets (like buildings, vehicles, or stock) that ...
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Monday, October 12th, 2009
We provide advice on policies and procedures to protect a company's trade secrets. In doing so, we help draft employee and independent contractor confidentiality agreements and structure trade secret protection procedures. We work with companies to develop enforceable provisions, assigning rights in software and other inventions developed by 3rd parties ...
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
When we draft contracts, we are often asked to "make sure that we own the IP". In most instances, clients don't understand the concept of "IP" or what it is made up of. As we now live in a word of convergence, it is becoming more and more necessary to ...
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
We focus on the law related to ICT:
Information - (or data) in paper or electronic format
Communication - in person or electronically (electronic communications), in writing or voice, telecommunications, and broadcasting
Information technology (IT) - including software, hardware and electronics
Communications technology - including protocols, software and hardware
By law we mean laws, rules, ...
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