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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Unlike email, the brief IM (Instant Messenger) remarks that pop up on computer screens are not kept on central servers. But that hasn’t stopped companies from developing software that snags every message – including those unflattering to the boss. Interest in IM monitoring is soaring as companies not only look to record important communications but also […]