Intellectual Property Law | Copyright,Trade Marks,Patents
Intellectual property law covers the area of intellectual property.
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Intellectual property includes trade marks, copyright, domain name disputes, design marks and so on.
With the increasing use of the internet there has been a proliferation of intellectual property cases alleging breach of copyright and breach of company’s rights in their trade mark or design.
It also encompasses passing off and misrepresentation which is a growing global problem.
Copyright and trade marks are property assets like any other and can be bought and sold and many companies guard their intellectual property very carefully and will issue cease and desist letters without hesitation.
Domain name registration and the use of trade marks in domain names is very common and there is a grey area here because of the incredible ease with which you can register a domain name..any domain name. What is likely to occur if this happens is that the company will issue a cease and desist letter to the domain registrar and it will in turn advise the registrant of the domain name that they are no longer willing to allow the situation to continue.
You,as the registrant of the domain name,will be in a weak position even though there is a question mark over the legality of the situation and you may well be entitled to retain the domain name from a legal perspective.
However this will not be of much use to you if the domain name registrar is running scared of the corporation who is threatening legal action.
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What is intellectual property?
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Passing off and misrepresentation
If you feel you have been a victim of intellectual property infringement there are many intellectual property law firms with specialist intellectual law departments. Many ordinary solicitors in general practice would not be hugely up to date with intellectual property law and a boutique intellectual property law firm which specializes in copyright infringement, trade marks, domain names etc. will ensure that you obtain redress for any intellectual property infringement you feel you are a victim of.
