Protect Your Business
We are just over Halloween but that doesn’t mean all the scary business stuff has disappeared off the face of the earth. This week over at Jamieson Law we have been talking about all things spooky! Whether that be having your trademarks in place, supplier agreements up to date or shareholders agreements dotted and signed, […]
Protect Your Copyright Before It’s Too Late
We hear a lot about intellectual property (IP) protection while starting and growing a business. Lots of people say they “need to protect their IP”, but not so many are clear about how and why.We talk a lot about trademarks, protecting your branding – your name, your logo, maybe a slogan. But there is another […]
Why You Should Trademark Your Business Name or Logo
You might have noticed, but trademarks and brand protection are among our favourite topics here at JL. There’s good reason for this! Trademarks are very important to businesses. Why, might you ask?Why register a trade mark? By registering your branding, like your company name, logo, product name or slogan, you are protecting yourself against copycats. […]
Does registering your trademark in the UK give you protection elsewhere?
If you haven’t already realised, trademarking is one of our favourite topics here at Jamieson Law. One question we get pretty often across the board is “does registering your trademark in the UK give you protection elsewhere?”. For example, would registering your trademark in the UK protect your brand name (or whatever you’re registering) in, […]
AI Developers, this one is for you: New UK data mining copyright exception for Text and Data Mining
If you’re an AI developer, then you may have heard of the UK Governments future plans regarding Text and Data Mining (TDM) and copyright. The initial Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (that sets out the UK’s current intellectual property rules and regulations) was introduced initially in 1988, a time where the technology we have today […]
Your Software Probably Doesn’t Need a Patent. Here’s What it Needs Instead:
So, you’ve created a piece of software. Maybe it collates information from lots of different places, allowing streamlined lead generation for clients. Maybe it it’s a new CRM system for clients to manage their data. It might be an app or a web-based platform. That is incredibly exciting! So how do you protect it? Many […]
Beyoncé WINS Trademark Opposition
At Jamieson Law, we’re *kind of* obsessed with celebrity trademark battles and dramas. We know, it’s a bit sad, it’s the trademark geek inside of us all coming out! Let’s chat about an interesting one involving a celebrity icon. So Beyoncé of course had her daughter ‘Blue Ivy Carter’ back in 2012. As we know, […]
The Chamber of Trademarks
We’re often asked by clients whether they can use notable words or phrases, like “Muggles” in their business without infringing on copyright or trademark. If these words have been trademarked, the simple answer is no. As we know, trademarks are a tool that most companies, big or small, strive for and rightly so. Successful businesses […]
The Importance Of Trademarks
As you may notice, we talk A LOT about trademarks, and with good reason! They are critical to a smooth-running, hassle-free business. In a nutshell, trademarking is the legal protection of your branding, like your company name, logo, product name, slogan etc – basically everything that makes your business yours and sets you apart from […]
Trademark Battle: Elvis VS BrewDog
The King is back in the building…and so are we with another celebrity trademark battle, you know that these are our favourite (fun and educational, can you beat that?!). Have you heard of this big trademark clash that happened a few years back between the King of Rock and Roll and famous Scottish brewery […]