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Intellectual Property - Copyright Infringement - Trade Mark Infringement

The case of KK Sony Computer Entertainment and Another v Pacific Game Technology (Holding) Ltd [2006], concerned the infringement of copyright in computer games systems under the name of PlayStation . The first claimant was a Japanese company and the second claimant was its UK subsidiary. Both claimants were corporate incarnations of the well known Japanese electronics group, Sony.


One of Sony’s products was the latest version of its highly successful family of computer game systems marketed under the name ‘PlayStation’ which the second claimant marketed and sold in over 100 countries, including countries within the European Economic Area ( EEA ). In respect of those computer game systems Sony owned:


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How To File Trademarks

Various companies, in strive to achieve higher market shares and widespread popularity tend to ignore the importance of trademark registration. Getting a trademark registration, though not a legal mandate, is as crucial as thinking of a name itself. The overall brand management and associated marketing efforts could go down the drain if the trademark is not registered. The registration of a trademark with the concerned authorities makes you the unique owner of a particular name or design and hence reduces possibilities of falsification or duplication in name.


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Keeping Out Of Trouble With Websites

It is easier to get in trouble with a website than you might think. What follows, then, are a few tips to help keep your website clear of problems. A word of caution: the law is changing in this area, and the specific facts of each case make a huge difference.


1. DOMAIN NAMES


a. Before you register a domain name, be sure to check for existing trademark registrations. If you don t, and there is a pre-existing trademark, your domain name may be taken away from you.


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Protect Your Invention in Foreign Countries

Once you file your patent application in the United States, you have started a clock running that when it runs out will prevent you from getting a patent in a foreign country if you don’t take timely action. That clock runs for one year.


Your alternatives are to file in the foreign countries (or country groups) of your choice within the year or file a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application to extend the deadline for filing to at least two-and-one-half years.


As of the date of this article, 136 countries are member states that abide by the PCT. This includes nearly all countries in the World, and those that aren’t members are unlikely to

Keeping Out Of Trouble With Websites
...to your insurance broker about obtaining this coverage. i. Lastly, with rare exceptions, you cannot offer stock via your website: this constitutes public advertising and is forbidden. 9. CONCLUSION a. Remember, the general rule is that if something is a ...
have significant markets that require patent protection.


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An Introduction to the Trampoline

The sport of trampolining reflects man’s age-old desire to defy gravity. The trampoline in its current form (a mat mounted on a steel frame) dates back to the early 1800, if newspaper reports are to be believed, when a circus in London displayed what it called the trampoline jump.


Since then, the word trampoline has been used to describe any elastic apparatus that includes jumping over obstacles or vertical jumps. Circuses have used a number of devices to show off aerial and floor somersault activity. George Nissen, the co-creator of the style of trampoline used in competitions, called his bouncing rig a Trampoline, and registered it as a trademark in 1936.


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