Guides
Employment
This guide provides a brief overview of the employment law issues that you need to consider during the recruitment process.
Intellectual Property
Looking at copyright: where it exists, how to claim it and how to defend it.
An overview of Database Right to help you understand where it applies and how to establish it.
Explaining when and where Design Rights exist and how to both claim and defend them.
Explaining how you can use "passing off" to prevent the unauthorised imitiation of your business' name or reputation.
An overview of the requirements and route to registering a patent.
Defining the Registered Designs right: what qualifies, how to register and the protection given by this right.
Overview of how to use trade marks to protect your business' name, brand or identity.