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Week 36, 2008
STOP PRESS......
From 1 October 2008, new rules will aply for trade mark applications. The opposition period is reduced to 2 months, with a free extension to three months on request by a party considering opposition. The "cooling-off" period is reduced to 9 months with an option to extend to 18 months if both parties request it. The rules also standardise at 2 months the time period in which you can take actions. Click here for full details.
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TIP OF THE WEEK
How to shark-proof your company?
Patent sharks collect patents through acquisitions in bankruptcy proceedings, licensing agreements or R&D. They hide their intellectual property to trap tech firms into inadvertent patent infringements and then they sue.
The best way to protect against them is to design your technology in modular form. If a patent problem occurs, swap out an infringing module. And if industries simplify their standards, there’ll be fewer irreplaceable core components to worry about.
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ARTICLE OF THE WEEK
The five forces of global business
Viewed through the lens of history, there are five powerful forces working on the system of global capitalism in this moment, propelling new entrepreneurs along the broad path that Bill Gates sketched out.
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NEWSFLAS OF THE WEEK
Self Assessment tax return on paper are due by the 31 October
Previously, both paper and online Self Assessment tax returns had to be filed by 31 January. But from this year, paper returns must be with HMRC by 31 October, or you could face a £100 penalty. The deadline for filing online returns remains 31 January.
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Event of the week
Virtual Worlds Forum
When: 6-7 October 2008
Where: The Bridge, SE1, London
Cost: from £249
Virtual Worlds is the leading event for businesses seeking to understand and maximize business strategies within virtual worlds.
Click here to register.
Week 36, 2008
STOP PRESS......
From 1 October 2008, new rules will aply for trade mark applications. The opposition period is reduced to 2 months, with a free extension to three months on request by a party considering opposition. The "cooling-off" period is reduced to 9 months with an option to extend to 18 months if both parties request it. The rules also standardise at 2 months the time period in which you can take actions. Click here for full details.
.
TIP OF THE WEEK
How to shark-proof your company?
Patent sharks collect patents through acquisitions in bankruptcy proceedings, licensing agreements or R&D. They hide their intellectual property to trap tech firms into inadvertent patent infringements and then they sue.
The best way to protect against them is to design your technology in modular form. If a patent problem occurs, swap out an infringing module. And if industries simplify their standards, there’ll be fewer irreplaceable core components to worry about.
.
ARTICLE OF THE WEEK
The five forces of global business
Viewed through the lens of history, there are five powerful forces working on the system of global capitalism in this moment, propelling new entrepreneurs along the broad path that Bill Gates sketched out.
.
NEWSFLAS OF THE WEEK
Self Assessment tax return on paper are due by the 31 October
Previously, both paper and online Self Assessment tax returns had to be filed by 31 January. But from this year, paper returns must be with HMRC by 31 October, or you could face a £100 penalty. The deadline for filing online returns remains 31 January.
.
Event of the week
Virtual Worlds Forum
When: 6-7 October 2008
Where: The Bridge, SE1, London
Cost: from £249
Virtual Worlds is the leading event for businesses seeking to understand and maximize business strategies within virtual worlds.
Click here to register.
