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		<title>A few simple questions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As it’s becoming more and more important to be customer focused we are aiming to better understand what people and potential clients need.  So, we&#8217;ve created a Survey Monkey questionnaire around the subject of my forthcoming book Legally Branded which will be published this Spring. The book is aimed at businesses who often need to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Know Why Your Brand Could Be Worthless?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this post I’m going to offer some information that I think might be quite useful to you when you’re establishing a new business or product. You&#8217;re likely to be thinking about a name, commissioning a website and logo to launch it, and considering how you will market it and so on. Relatively few people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update – Tweeting Legals Event 17 January</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In advance of the next Tweetinglegals tweet up on 17 Jan here are a few pieces of information that might interest those attending. The venue Old Bank of England, is mid way between Chancery Lane and Bell’s Yard in Fleet Street. As you walk into the grand pub room bear right towards the bar, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ip-brands.com/blog/2012/01/update-tweeting-legals-event-17-january/</link>
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		<title>Does Copyright Protect Ideas?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Of all the IP laws, copyright is the most wide-ranging in scope and application.      However, there is confusion as to whether copyright protects underlying ideas.  Does it protect ideas incorporated in a piece of writing, or a film or CD? Many people assume copyright does prevent the copying of ideas.  However, copyright in written materials [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ip-brands.com/blog/2011/12/does-copyright-protect-ideas-2/</link>
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		<title>Does Lack of Professional Advice Lead to Unnecessary Trade Mark Registration?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When a key player in the Government’s plans to strengthen the IP framework, encourages business owners to file their own trade marks, explaining this is to help them afford trade mark registration, I wonder what&#8217;s going on. Many lawyers educate the public about the value of taking legal advice.  So, it is somewhat surprising for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ip-brands.com/blog/2011/12/does-the-intellectual-property-office-have-a-conflict-of-interest/</link>
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		<title>Why Resolving Disputes Costs Ten Times More Than A Contract</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lawyers are expensive, particularly if you are in dispute with someone.  However, because prevention does not sell, many small business owners tend not to use lawyers except when they are unfortunate enough to face litigation.  In the meantime, rather than use lawyers to draft any agreements for them, even important ones like terms of business. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ip-brands.com/blog/2011/12/why-resolving-disputes-costs-ten-times-more-than-a-contract/</link>
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		<title>Why use a lawyer when you can buy a legal agreement?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In business, contracts and agreements are part of daily life.  Consulting a lawyer to draft all your agreements can be expensive, so in practice, only bigger businesses have the resources to get legal advice every time they need an agreement. As an entrepreneur you will find it necessary to document many of your own agreements, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ip-brands.com/blog/2011/11/why-use-a-lawyer-when-you-can-buy-a-legal-agreement/</link>
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		<title>Stay Vigilant: Limitation Periods and Copyright Infringement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Copyright offers crucial protection to individuals and businesses alike enabling them to own and exploit their creative works.  This might include photographs, articles, software, website designs, films, music and a range of other forms of creative expression.  Copyright law allows authors to claim compensation when their work is copied without authorisation, but a critical issue [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ip-brands.com/blog/2011/11/stay-vigilant-limitation-periods-and-copyright-infringement/</link>
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		<title>Why Every Business Needs an Intellectual Property Strategy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nowadays there is increasing awareness about the value of “intellectual property” and brands.  Yet “intellectual property” is a term that alienates many people because they don’t understand what it means or how it applies to them.  According to IP Asset Maximizer, more than 50 % of corporate value today lies in the form of intangible [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ip-brands.com/blog/2011/10/why-every-business-needs-an-intellectual-property-strategy/</link>
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		<title>Software Licences and the US First Sale Doctrine &#8211; Psystar judgment handed down</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Key to Apple&#8217;s surging popularity have been the ease of use of its products and software, and seamless integration between its devices and services. Arguably unique in the personal computer industry, Apple exercises strict controls over every element of its product line.  This control over both the hardware and software used in its computers, peripherals [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://ip-brands.com/blog/2011/10/software-licences-and-the-us-first-sale-doctrine-psystar-judgment-handed-down/</link>
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