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    America v UK - Help needed on Intellectual Property Law

    Hi Bill His major problem here is that HERTZ have been kind enough to give him an opportunity to change his name and he intends to do fully comply with their letter. However, as he spent around £5,000 towards advertising his brand by way of:- logos all over his car, banners for outside his...
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    America v UK - Help needed on Intellectual Property Law

    Thank you all for your help. He is going to comply with the Hertz lawyers wishes and is possibly looking at closing his company down and now his biggest decision is how to tell his two new staff that he has to make them redundant. He knows he made a mistake and just has to start saving again...
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    America v UK - Help needed on Intellectual Property Law

    Thanks for all the valuable information so far and... so quickly (really glad you guys were viewing this today). I knew i was going to get some good sound advice here and its really appreciated. He still has another 13 days to reply and hopefully, we get some more comments here. Having just...
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    America v UK - Help needed on Intellectual Property Law

    Thanks. I also do hope you are wrong. I was hoping that since Hertz are involved with the car leasing business, and Hertz Tintz are a car tinting and body wraps company, this would be seen as two totally different types of businesses. It really is a shame, as he is really worried over...
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    America v UK - Help needed on Intellectual Property Law

    Hi Kulture. Basically, the company name 'HERTZ TINTZ' was formed about 3 months ago. Slowly over the past year, he had been working into building something and when he recently changed the name, he invested everything he had been saving into his new branded name. He paid for stickers, signs...
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    America v UK - Help needed on Intellectual Property Law

    I hope the title grabbed your attention and for any help given here, i would be very grateful. I have in the past tried to help people on this forum in areas i am knowledgeable in but now i need some help. Intellectual Property Law is like French to me - and i don't speak French! I have a...
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    New website - looking for a website designer - £50 to £100 budget

    Okay. I’m back now. I’m sorry, I had a client to see. Please let me explain one simple fact about me and the way in which I run my business and please feel free to read between the lines. Too many people starting up in business see negotiation as a chore and haggling as an embarrassment or...
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    New website - looking for a website designer - £50 to £100 budget

    There are in fact quite a few people that would do this at these prices including designing logos, on the net. All you need to enter onto Google is 'cheap web designers'. Its just they are not open today. Thanks for the suggestions - but i was hoping to speak to people who are interested...
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    New website - looking for a website designer - £50 to £100 budget

    Thanks for your comments Mit74. Also thanks to the guys who have responded. Having already spoken to a few already, i'm sure we will be able to work with one of you guys. I look forward to getting a call back from the others that i have sent private messages to. As explained, due to the...
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    New website - looking for a website designer - £50 to £100 budget

    Hello. I am currently in the process of setting up a new website. I need someone who is very good with Photoshop cs5, Dreamweaver and has a good knowledge of SEO's. Budget is tight at the moment, being a new company. Oh and please feel to write to me today on PM leaving me your...
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    New business - needs a website.

    thanks guys. I spoke to one of the people who sent me a private message and it looks like we will be doing something together. But thanks for the help and your recommendations - they were really fast and helpful.
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    New business - needs a website.

    Thanks Rob. I have a website that shows on the first page of google under certain keywords. This needs a link using Dearmweaver to the new site as the products compliment each other and also needs a bit of graphics doing. In addition, as the new company is potentially going to bring in a vast...
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    New business - needs a website.

    Hi Can anyone help me. I need help with designing and launching a website and have a very small budget. I think I will need 4 pages, and a paypal button to allow clients to buy online. My budget is max £50.00. I know this sounds like a joke, but this not what my budget will be in the...
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    Estate agent Query

    Hi The estate agent may be a member of the NAEA. Their website address is www.naea.co.uk. If they are members you can voice your concern to them. If they are not members they have to be regulated by the Property ombudsman’s scheme as a minimum. You can also voice your concerns here and by...
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    no contact from employee

    An 'employee', has the right to unpaid time off work to deal with emergencies involving a 'dependant' – this could be thier husband, wife, partner, child, parent, or anyone living in thier household as a member of the family. A dependant may also be anyone who reasonably relies on them for help...