Solo and small firm lawyers often find it difficult to compete with larger legal organisations in terms of resources and costs. But thanks to the increasing accessibility and affordability of technology, the playing field is being levelled all the time. … Read More
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Five Reasons Why Your Law Firm Should Go Paperless
Five Reasons Why Your Law Firm Should Go Paperless Whether you’re part of a wider team or a solo operator, managing IP and most other forms of legal casework is easier, faster and more efficient with paperless solutions. According to … Read More
A new industrial design Act in Zambia
Compliance of Zambian law with the Paris Convention, the TRIPS Agreement and the Harare Protocol. On June 6, 2016, a new design law was introduced to , thus repealing the Registered Design Law of 1958. The major contribution of this … Read More
ICANN is finally independent!
As of October 1st, 2016, ICANN (The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is no longer linked to the U.S. Government. ICANN’s role ICANN manages the global resources of the Internet, that is to say it handles the management and … Read More
New Trademark law in the Cayman Islands: know your rights!
A new law will be passed soon in the Cayman Islands making it mandatory to file a trademark registration application with the Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office (CIIPO). A significant change in the trademark law of the Cayman Islands Previously, … Read More
Tags: application, Cayman Islands, CIIPO, coming into force, Law, registration, trademarks
The Hague’s “Apostille Convention” finally enters into force in Brazil
On December 2nd, 2015, Brazil acceded the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, also called the “Apostille Convention”, which abolishes the requirement of legalization for foreign public documents. This Convention entered into force on August 14th, 2016 in Brazil, thus … Read More
UDRP/URS proceedings: Where do you go?
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) proceedings were established in 1999 to fight cybersquatting. More than 31,800 disputes have already been handled thanks to its efficiency. Five centres are entitled to receive UDRP complaints: the World Intellectual Property Organization … Read More
Tags: ACDR, ADNDRC, arbitration centres, Arbitration proceedings, CAC, ccTLDs, domain names, gTLDs, ICANN, MFSD, NAF, NewgTLDs, UDRP, URS, WIPO
ICANN improves trademark protection mechanisms in light of new gTLDs
An ICANN working group has been given the task of analyzing the trademark protection mechanisms in light of its new gTLDs program. The group will need to improve these mechanisms in order to provide better protection for trademark holders. A … Read More
Tags: defense, domain names, ICANN, protection, trademarks
A reform in Kenyan trademark law
Kenyan trademark law has recently undergone reform. The enactment of the Companies Act 2015 and Companies (General) Regulations 2015 has resulted in a change in practice for the Kenyan Industrial property Institute. The Institute now has the obligation to examine … Read More
Tags: Company name, Kenya, trademarks
Law Firms Playing a Leading Role in the SaaS Revolution
Sales of “Software as a service” (SaaS) packages are expected to grow by 20% to $106 billion in 2016. An increasing number of law firms are switching to these Cloud- based systems to cut costs, drive efficiencies and improve client … Read More
