Jul 29, 2022 | Intellectual Property
What is copyright? Copyright is the exclusive right of owners to protect certain creative works from being copied or reproduced by others, without permission. What types of work does copyright apply to? Copyright applies to artistic and creative works such as music, sound recordings, text (for example, in books, reports and webpages), films, television commercials,... Read More
Jul 22, 2022 | Intellectual Property
Musical Copyright in the US In 2016 a Los Angeles Court handed down a decision that the rock n’ roll band Led Zeppelin did not breach copyright in their 1971 song ‘Stairway to Heaven’. The song, being arguably their most famous and iconic song, was alleged to have copied the famous flat-picked arpeggio chord progression... Read More
Jul 18, 2022 | Intellectual Property
Is My Recipe My Intellectual Property? If you think your chocolate cake recipe is exceptional, or you’ve designed the next ‘big thing’ in the culinary world, you might want to protect your recipe. There are different types of protection in intellectual property, such as: Patents Copyright Registered design; and Trade secrets. Can You Patent a... Read More
Jul 11, 2022 | Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property
Social Media is Unavoidable. We’re confronted with social media in its various forms everyday. Politicians are endlessly tweeting and the person next to you on the bus is scrolling through Facebook. You may have even experienced the phone-focused pedestrian walking into you on the street. The thing all social media platforms have in common is... Read More
Jul 2, 2022 | Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property
Are you a mobile app developer or someone contracting with a developer to make mobile apps? This article aims to set out briefly some of the common copyright disputes that arise in the creation of mobile apps, what the law says, and what the process is for resolving these sorts of disputes. Common disputes about... Read More
Apr 24, 2022 | Intellectual Property
Trade Mark Registration: A trade mark is a way of identifying a unique product or service. It can include a letter, number, word, phrase, sound, smell, shape, logo, picture, aspect of packaging or a combination of these that distinguishes your goods and/or services from competitors. Your trade mark is an important asset to building and... Read More
