In setting up a website, it is essential to include standard
terms which address such issues as liability disclaimers, user
access terms and privacy policy. However, it is also important to
ensure that your own intellectual property is fully protected and
that you do not infringe the IP rights of others.
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YOUR OWN IP
DOMAIN NAMES
Domain name registration constitutes a licence to use that name
for a particular domain level for a set period. Nonetheless, like
business names and company names, domain names provide no
proprietary rights in those names. The only way to obtain
proprietary rights in a name is to register it as a trade mark.
Unless your domain name is quite descriptive, it is vital that you
register it as a trade mark for all the goods and services which
you will promote on your website. For example, if you are promoting
education and legal services you should register your domain name
as a trade mark in classes 41 and 45 respectively. It is
