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October 28, 2002 – A U.S. Federal Court recently dismissed British Telecom’s (BT) claim that it holds the patent to “hyperlinks” – the technology that enables Internet users to jump from one web page to another at the click of a mouse. The case was dismissed by summary judgment at the request of Prodigy – the […]

Contents What is a Notary Public? Why are documents notarized? May any document be notarized? Is notarization required by law? How does a Notary Identify a signer? Does notarization mean that a document is “true” or “legal”? What will I need for my document to be notarized? May a Notary give legal advice or draft […]

For most trademarks already in use, federal registration is a relatively straightforward process. You use a simple two-sided form provided by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to: describe your mark, state when it was first used, describe the products or services on which the mark will be used, and suggest the classification under which […]

Hosting Questions What is website hosting? Hosting a website means giving it a home on the Internet. Website hosting refers to the process of publishing a website so that it is available to the public on the World Wide Web through your domain name. Do I have to have my domain name hosted? Yes. It […]

How does a trademark qualify for federal registration? To register a trademark with the PTO, the mark’s owner first must put it into use “in commerce that Congress may regulate.” This means the mark must be used on a product or service that crosses state, national or territorial lines or that affects commerce crossing such […]

Someone has set up a link to my web site without my permission. What can I do? The first question would be, why do you care? Does the link cast you or your site or your organization in a bad light? Does it lead to a situation where someone else is taking credit for your […]