Intellectual Property Lawyers

Frequency analysis can establish the “signature” of an author,cultural level of the writer,use of slang or technical jargon, etc. Plagiarism detection also uses frequency analysis. Search engines use word frequency to establish subject of web pages. Devices such as copyrights, trade secrets, patents, trade/service marks are very helpful for preventing the unauthorized use or distribution of your products. However, if someone really wants to pirate your products, they will.

Many of us have been warned against committing plagiarism. However, stealing someone's intellectual property is more than just copy-and-pasting information that you later claim as your own. The extent of intellectual property protected by law is probably greater than you ever imagined. To help prevent your property from being stolen or to keep yourself from accidentally using someone else's protected information, here are a few things you should know.

In general, the decision to hire an employee or an independent contractor will depend on several factors, including the type of business, corporate form, and tax structure. However, businesses must also be aware of the consequences that result when an independent contractor is hired instead. In this article, we discuss one often overlooked factor: whether inventions or discoveries made by an independent contractor will be owned by the employer.

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.
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