Criminal records include any details about any conviction that you have had. Most employers are now concerned about employing people who have been convicted. A majority of them search criminal records before they can even call you for an interview. Organizations make this decision because they can be accused of being negligent if they hire a person who poses a risk to the other employees. If an employer hires you after finding out that you have been convicted of a crime, they will be held responsible for any crime that you commit within the organization. The concern that most organizations have when it comes to hiring is that you might commit another crime in future. The use of these details to determine whether a person is suitable for a job has been blamed for denying ex-offenders a chance to reform. It is not easy for an ex-offender to get back into society if the job opportunities are limited.

Cyber crimes are criminal activities such as theft, fraud, forgery, defamation and mischief as governed by the Indian Penal Code. Cyber crimes are unlawful acts where the computer is used either as a tool or a target or both and can be categorized as follows:

1. Tampering with computer source documents

2. Hacking with computer system

3. Publishing of information which is obscene in electronic form

4. Not to obey the direction of Controller

5. Directions of Controller to a subscriber extend facilities to decrypt information

6. Intrusion into protected system

The best way to protect yourself and your plans is with a patent.Taking out a patent gives you the right to stop people from making, using, importing or selling your invention without your permission. A granted patent can remain in force for up to 20 years.

Obtaining a patent does not guarantee commercial success and is just one of the issues you should consider when looking to commercialise your ideas.

A Patent is an exclusive monopoly granted by the Government various countries to an inventor over his invention for limited period of time. It is one of the legal document explains about the new invention used to protect the inventors idea using various claims.
There are several different types of patents and its important to know which one to file. Utility patents are for machines or mechanical processes. Design patents cover a new design for a manufactured item. Finally a plant patent may be granted for someone who invents, discovers or reproduces a new variety of plant.

A patent also allows you to license others to use your invention - generating royalties, which can provide an important source of revenue for your business.

There are strict rules that determine what can and can't be patented and a patent may not always be the best way for you to protect your invention.

In order for you to get compensation for a work related injury, you need to prove first that it was caused by the negligence of another party or particularly your employer. It can also be caused by your co-worker. Employers are liable for all the people within the vicinity of their work area whether they work for them or not. If you have been injured at work and it’s the fault of the company then you are entitle to make a claim for a work related injury against your employer.

Usually, work related injuries are caused by defective machinery in the work place that are not maintained properly and are a hazard to the worker’s health.

You can also get compensation from a work related injury that arises due to other causes like: slipping and tripping. This may be due to the untidy conditions of the workplace and the poorly maintained floor. Compensation claims are filed as an outcome for workplace conditions.

One more main cause of accident at work is falling, for instance serious injuries are sustained due to falling in high places, or falling down on uncovered holes, or when hit by falling objects.

A trademark conveys the image, personality and the origin of the products to a customer. Through this information, the consumer will make an economic decision to purchase. Thus, trademarks are crucial in developing a company’s strategy.

Brand owners invest a lot of money in advertising campaigns and in market studies to find successful products that consumers are likely to buy. Brand owners should protect their valuable property against competitors aspiring to benefit from the attractive brand and therefore damaging the uniqueness of the trademark. With a high level of competition, transactions that must proceed rapidly and aggressive business behaviour, brand owners hoped they could get more protection for their brand by registering shape marks.

Section 1 (1) from the Trademark Act 1994 provides that: “a trademark means any sign capable of being represented graphically which is capable of distinguishing goods or services of one undertaking from those of other undertakings.” This broad definition enables traders to use new types of trademarks such as three-dimensional trademarks or shape marks capable of being represented on a recorded or published form. These marks are signs consisting of a product’s shape, packaging or others three-dimensional signs.

Nevertheless, intellectual property authorities are reluctant to allow registration to three-dimensional trademarks. The idea behind this is to avoid excessive monopolies that would paralyse the market, competition and designers from creating innovative products.
With that in mind, this article will consider and move into the issues of registering a three-dimensional trademark following key questions: why should a product be protected by using a shape mark? How to overcome the refusal of registration by national authorities?

Why register a shape mark?

Registering is the best way to secure a trademark. The owner of a registered trademark has exclusive rights in that trademark. It means that no one else can use the trademark without consent.

The shape, product or the packaging of the product is represented more precisely on the register. The possibility to visualize the product three-dimensionally gives a better understanding of the quality of the product. Shape marks provide a useful tool to customs to seize counterfeit products. Even though registering a three-dimensional trademark presents advantages, applicants often face refusals from IP authorities.

Scores of police gripping black clubs guarded a courthouse in southern China on Tuesday — the first day of a trial for two alleged gangster bosses, the "Hammerhead" and "Spicy Qin," accused of using violence to build an empire that included everything from underground casinos to cement factories, truck lines and poultry markets.

The case has further exposed the dark side of Chinese society, where crime experts say gangs are thriving amid a weak legal system, corrupt government and policies that seem to value economic growth over almost everything else.

Hundreds of people gathered outside the courthouse in the small southern coastal city of Yangjiang, hoping to get a glimpse of the alleged mob kingpins — who arrived under tight security in a police bus with black ski masks over their faces to protect them from attack and publicity.

The defendants Xu Jianqiang, known as the "Hammerhead," and his partner, Lin Guoqin, or "Spicy Qin," were arrested in November 2007 in Yangjiang, which calls itself the country's knife and scissors capital because it boasts a big industry churning out sharp tools.

Court clerks said there were no open seats in the courtroom for an Associated Press reporter, and officials refused to provide copies of the indictment against Xu, Lin and 41 of their alleged henchmen.