When you apply to register your trademark there is an application process that is vitally important to carry out correctly to ensure your trade mark is not held up or rejected. The trademark application process requires you to provide a clear description of the trade mark eg your ´brand´ or ´logo´ and if it has a specific shape, colour or font you need to have an appropriate image to send in when you apply you can also include sounds and smells depending on your product. You also need to supply a list of the goods and services you want to … Continue reading
Brand Protection – Controlling All Aspects of Your Brand
Brand protection is the key to ensuring that your business remains profitable and successful. Controlling all aspects of your brand is an essential part of protecting it and intellectual property protection is about proactive and constant exploitation.
Business Trademark – Understanding Your Trademark
In business, if you trademark a word, phrase, logo or other articles capable of serving as a trademark you have the exclusive rights to use it in how you please. As soon as you apply this identification symbol to goods or in connection with services, you receive meaningful rights to the use of the mark.
Credit Card Debt Settlement Rip-Offs!
You probably have noticed that many companies are advertising services to settle your credit card debt. While the idea of debt settlement sounds great, in reality many of those companies are scam artists.
Liability Driven Investing in Pension Plans
Pension plan administrators with responsibility for defined benefit plans are reducing their exposure to the equity markets by using more predictable investments, such as bonds, to fund future obligations. An increasingly popular investment technique to match plan assets with liabilities is known as "liability-driven investing" or LDI. This article provides an overview of liability-driven investing.
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GPS Mobile Phone Tracking And The Legal Implications
The current technology used in modern mobiles has made it easier than ever to find your lost phone. These same features can also be used to track the whereabouts of others provided you know the mobile phone´s number. So what are the legal issues regarding tracking mobile phones?
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Applying Antiquated Laws to Current Collections Technology
The Fair Debt Collections Practices Act was passed in 1978, before cellular phones and internet were even considered in main stream society. In 1991, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act was passed, regulating how the telephone can be used in the course of debt collection and telemarketing calls. However, in today´s society, cellular phones are often the only means of person to person contact, and email and social networking are the next in line. Older laws do not really pertain to today´s society, yet they must be followed by the collections industry.
Consumer Protection Act: Right to a Refund
The recent enactment of the Consumer Protection Act has seemed to cause a feverish level of excitement amongst businesses, the media and the general public. The attention of the general public has primarily been focused around the provision which allows a buyer to return goods and limits the ability of retailers to institute a no refunds policy. With the contents of the Consumer Protection Act in mind I have found it to be a curious development that despite the enactment of the Act, retailers still have sign and display boards that indicate a " no refund" policy.
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Avoid Workcover Fines and Prosecution – Tips To Help You Comply With The NSW Workplace Safety Laws
Do you work on building sites in NSW? Avoid huge fines and prosecution by Workcover and the possible voiding of your insurances. Get your OHS documentation and practices in order now. The OH&S rules apply even if you are working on residential building sites in NSW and are not working on commercial sites.
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