"Geoff Steward is a highly experienced practitioner in the field of Intellectual Property and Trade Marks in particular. Logos and No Gos embodies his wide experience and is a very readable guide to what is otherwise a tortuous and, often, near impenetrable legal mine-field for the unwary brand owner and brand developer. Anyone thinking of launching any form of new business or product should read Geoff's book from cover to cover. Thus forewarned they should be able to avoid the worst pitfalls and, more importantly, be in a position to develop a valuable business asset."
—Mark Platts-Mills QC, Barrister practicing in trade marks at 8 New Square, Lincoln's Inn

Intellectual property is one of the most valuable assets of all brand owners, and separates them from their competition in local, national and global markets. Damage to brands can have a deadly impact on a company's bottom line. Despite this, few brand owners really understand how to identify, get maximum value from and properly protect their IP rights.

Covering all aspects of rights protection in business—including copyright, designs trade marks, database right and domain names—Logos and No Gos is your complete guide for negotiating the minefield of IP in business. With the help of expert Geoff Steward, you will learn how to design and implement a strategy to fully protect your brand rights—and avoid inadvertently infringing those of others.

Logos and No Gos is a plain English guide to identifying and managing the IP in brands. It's all you need to understand and make the most of:

• Trade marks
• Copyright
• Database rights
• Designs
• Domain names
• Employment contracts
• Contractors
• Licensing
• Assignments
• Franchising