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Martha Stewart rattles Natives
Martha Stewart, the homemaking entrepreneur and presenter of her own US Apprentice series, has stirred yet more controversy with her attempt to trademark the name of her New York State neighbourhood....  »
Tomorrow's patent holders THINK ahead
On 25 May, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) announced the winners of its THINK kit competition, which took in 300 entries from UK schools on the theme ‘Hobby to Enterprise’....  »
Patents take centre-stage at conference
On 24 May, the London Wall offices of DLA Piper welcomed visitors from various UK law firms for its Third Annual Patent Law Seminar...  »
Tomorrow's patent holders THINK ahead
On 25 May, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) announced the winners of its THINK kit competition, which took in 300 entries from UK schools on the theme ‘Hobby to Enterprise’....  »
YouTube throws shapes after copyright storm
The choreographer behind the popular 1976 dance, the Electric Slide, has retracted takedown demands he issued to the online video-sharing portal, YouTube, following a legal challenge....  »
Auction house hammers copycats
London-based auctioner Sotheby’s has won an infringement suit against a group of Hong Kong firms in a ruling passed on 22 May ...  »
US registry aims to beat Web shortage
In a move that will create ripples across the entire domains market, the leading registry of the United States has made an urgent call for a full-scale migration to a new Internet Protocol....  »
Firms highlight EU-UK patent conflict
Five UK-based technological SMEs are confronting the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) over inconsistencies between British and European law....  »
Small Tech still nervous on US patent reform
Patent law in the United States gained a higher profile on 16 May as the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property voted to send the long-touted Pat....  »
UK copyright term should be extended, say MPs
A Parliamentary committee from the UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport has argued that performers must be allowed to keep copyright on their works for at least 70 years, as opposed to the curr....  »