1. Come rain or shine

2. Mobile App Developers
Legal Issues
15 February 2012
Simon Halberstam, Technology Law Partner
Kingsley Napley LLP
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3. IPR
• Copyright
• Trademarks
• Domain names
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4. Copyright
• Original
• Expression v idea
• Control use – copy, adapt
• 70 years from death of author/creation of work
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5. Trademarks
• Registered v Unregistered
• 45 classes
• Territory
• Distinctive cf descriptive
• Monopoly
• Passing Off
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6. Domain Names
• Corporate/Brand Names
• TLD - .com, .co.uk, biz, info, mobi, eu, co……..
• DRP/Courts – expense
• Trademark interaction
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7. Risks
• Employee creations
• Freelance/service companies
• Secure all IPRs in employment contracts
• + restrictive covenants
• Customer rights
• ownership v licence
• extent of licence
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8. Rights of Customer
• Consider who will own the IPRs
• Existing and new IPRs
• Assignment or Licence
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9. Questions
Simon Halberstam
Technology Law Partner
shalberstam@kingsleynapley.co.uk
+44 (0) 20 7814 1258
kingsleynapley.co.uk

10. Their understanding of our business means they offer the best
possible combination of quality and cost
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