Although it is difficult to get a successful result in an online defamation issue, it can be done by carefully establishing who is making the comment, and where they are based.

Generally it is easier for inventors or others who have a patentable invention to find sources of funding than it is to find funding purely for intellectual property protection. However, that being said there are also grants available for small businesses which can be used to pay for some of the fees associated with registering your trade marks and domain names.

What would you do if someone spray painted something defamatory on the side of your house? You might call the police or the council, but most likely you'd clean it off yourself. It's an annoyance, but one that could be resolved relatively easily.

In the last few years many big companies have been making news by establishing a virtual presence in an online world. The most common place for businesses to do this is in Metaverses which are also called virtual worlds.

This class of protection is of immense importance to innovators operating in markets which rely on technology, where a firm grasp of this branch of the law is vital. Difficulty lies in the pace at which the law is developing to cope with emerging markets.

The internet has radically changed the nature of defamation law. While it was once a specialised subject left to media lawyers it is now a topic on which most internet lawyers have to advise.

One of the more difficult aspects of trademark protection to explain to clients is that a trademark is only territorial in nature and not in fact international.

Brevity might be the soul of wit, but it's also the heart of social networking phenomenon Twitter.

A trademark conveys the image, personality and the origin of the products to a customer. Thus, trademarks are crucial in developing a company’s strategy.

A common mistake people make with their web project is relying on a web designer to advise on all things to do with the internet. Although web design is an important component of web success, it is only one of many different skills needed.