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Cost of EU Trade Marks Plummets – Now Save €700 per Application!
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The Office for Harmonisation for the Internal Market (OHIM) has reduced the registration fees for obtaining a Community Trade Mark (CTM) Registration by approximately 50 percent.
The CTM system now provides UK businesses with excellent value for money and access to trade mark protection across all 27 countries of the EU.
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Phoenix Companies and Avoiding ‘Pre-Pack’ Pitfalls
In the present economic climate, many company directors are looking to shed debt by putting their company into administration or liquidation with pre-arranged agreements (“pre-packs”) for a new company to buy back the assets, including, of course, the trading name. There will often be common directors between the old and the new companies.
John Abbott takes a look at the potential pitfalls and the steps that directors might take to protect themselves.
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Pirate Bay Copyright Infringers Made to Walk the Plank!
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Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Carl Lundstrom and Peter Sund, the men behind The Pirate Bay BitTorrent website were found guilty recently under the copyright laws of Sweden and sentenced to a year in prison.
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COCA-COLA Name Wars and the New Company Names Adjudicator
Coca-Cola protects its name using the new UK Companies Act 2006 provisions that recently came into force. They offer a valuable and inexpensive new way for trade mark owners to protect their trade marks from new company incorporations using the same or a similar name.
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Peak Season for Company Restorations
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As businesses scramble to reclaim assets locked away in ‘struck off’ companies, the Restoration Department at Companies House reports that April to June is the busiest season for applications to restore ‘struck off’ companies… and this year the volume of restorations is greater than previously.
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UK Employment Claims in a Nutshell
Silverman Sherliker’s Employment Law Unit has collated all of the facts necessary to give a complete overview of the UK position on Employment Tribunal Claims for 2008 - the number of Tribunal cases, maximum claims limits and average compensation awards for unfair dismissal, sex discrimination, race discrimination and disability discrimination.
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Silverman Sherliker Sponsored Bike Ride
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A team of 12 cyclists, all members or friends of Silverman Sherliker, recently took part in a 40-mile cycle ride from St Albans to Hitchin and back to raise money for various charities, including Herts Action on Disability, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Jubilee Action, Hospice of St Francis, St Albans Junior PHAB club and Play Pumps.
John Abbott reports on the event…
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CLIENT SHOWCASE:
Meet KIDSTART: The Smart Way to Save for your Children
 Our Client KidStart is a fantastic ‘earn-as-you-shop’ service where you can accumulate money for your children or grandchildren just by shopping online ….
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