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Friday, December 11th, 2009
How will they help you?
The overall objective with a Confidentiality Agreement (or Non-Disclosure Agreement) is to prevent the disclosure of the confidential information that a discloser provides to a recipient.
Who are they suitable for?
Anyone who wants to prevent the disclosure of the confidential information that they provide to someone else.
What ...
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
In a recent decision by the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL), the domain name <absapremiership.co.za> (domain name) was transferred to ABSA Bank Limited (ABSA). ABSA is the registered holder of the trade mark "ABSA" and has also applied for the registration of the trade mark "ABSA PREMIERSHIP" ...
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Google recently announced a shift in the current trademark policy contained in their US terms and conditions for their Google Adwords. This change caused quite a stir among the major brand players in the marketplace. Basically, Google decide it no longer wanted to play policeman and as such announced that ...
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
Many people do not take into account the legal considerations when creating a web site. There are many things to take into account and often the legal aspects get neglected. In some people's view the legal considerations are not important or are too complex. Some believe that traditional legal concepts ...
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Friday, August 7th, 2009
When we draft contracts, we are often asked to "make sure that we own the IP". In most instances, clients don't understand the concept of "IP" or what it is made up of. As we now live in a word of convergence, it is becoming more and more necessary to ...
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Databases have become very valuable assets. People often ask, what is the law relating to databases? What is a database? How do you define a database in an agreement? How does the law protect different aspects of a database? What type of work (for the purposes of copyright protection) is ...
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Monday, June 15th, 2009
There is a trend for businessmen to demand the signing of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). An NDA is useful:
when someone needs access to an organisations confidential information or trade secrets, for example for the purpose of preliminary discussions and evaluations;
where a purchase of a company is contemplated;
where a joint venture is ...
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Friday, May 15th, 2009
Right so you have found your brand name. When you establish an online brand or presence you want to make sure that it is protected. You want to use it to make money and grow your business. You do not want to go to the effort and expense of building ...
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Watch a demonstration of how quick and easy it is to draft a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in the Michalsons Automated Document Assembly System (MADAS) by clicking on the image below. Best viewed in Fullscreen view. To view in Fullscreen click the button in the middle of the image below the ...
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Introduction: A common issue nowadays is who owns the copyright in content posted to web site posts or blogs - content in the form of text, visual images or the like, where a web site allows this sort of participation by users. We often receive queries around (1) who ...
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