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Michael Hill lowers intellectual property valuation
Michael Hill International (MHI) has reduced by million the valuation put on its intellectual property in a 2008 transaction, following a query from the Australian Tax Office (ATO).
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County property taxes due July 31
Door County Treasurer Jay Zahn reminds taxpayers the second installment of property taxes is due July 31. Since July 31 is a Saturday, the payment deadline is extended to Aug. 2.
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Homeowners Who Haven’t Paid Property Taxes May Lose Their Home
Thomas County deputies say they have more than a million dollars left to collect in unpaid property taxes.
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Adrian Johns’s “Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars From Gutenberg to Gates”
PIRACY The Intellectual Property Wars From Gutenberg to Gates Intellectual property – Law – United States – Services – Lawyers and Law Firms
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Property reassessments begin for 2013
Indiana’s last full reassessment was in 2002. In the past, reassessments could result in large increases in property values because officials were updating them for the first time in several years.  
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Decline in property values slows in two-county area
The Inland region’s property values are showing signs of stabilizing as the assessors in Riverside and San Bernardino counties reported smaller declines this year. Riverside County’s tax rolls declined 4.25 percent, far less than the 10.5 percent drop in 2009, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder Larry Ward reported this week.
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US unveils strategy to fight piracy of intellectual property
The United States unveiled Tuesday a wide-ranging strategic plan protect intellectual property from pharmaceuticals to films and pledged to confront governments that fail to crack down on piracy.
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World Cup is playing havoc with property show days
Property activity is increasing, but you may want to wait until after the World Cup to put your house on show, writes Maya Fisher-French .
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Paterson shapes plan for property tax cap
ALBANY — Gov. David Paterson on Tuesday sought a property tax cap on local governments but not on schools, a sign that a school tax cap is unlikely this year.
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Dunlap Codding Ranked Among Top Firms for Intellectual Property in Oklahoma by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers …
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–(Marketwire – June 14, 2010) – Dunlap Codding is pleased to be ranked among the state’s top firms for intellectual property by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The publication is widely regarded as the most reliable and intensively researched of all lawyer rating directories. Chambers USA began ranking Oklahoma Intellectual Property firms in 2010, and …
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200 property owners on Route 18 meeting to discuss economic development in East Brunswick
EAST BRUNSWICK — While retail vacancy rates along Route 18 have dropped from about 15 percent to 10 percent since the beginning of this year, township officials are still aggressively seeking ways to attract and promote businesses along the well-traveled, 4.5-mile commercial stretch.
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Intellectual property rights vs. journalism
Is intellectual property protection a threat to journalism? Is journalism a threat to intellectual property protection? Audience members ask where should the borders lie at Stanford University’s Innovation Journalism conference on June 7. Panelists from left to right: Paul Saffo, technology forecaster; Roger Myers, media attorney who represented CBS Interactive in effort to unseal Gizmodo …
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Intel, Symantec warn shareholders of hacker attempts to steal intellectual property
After Google hack, tech companies add advisories to SEC filings Five months after Google was hit by hackers looking to steal its secrets, technology companies are increasingly warning their shareholders that they may be materially affected by hacking attempts designed to take valuable intellectual property.
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UKCPT trust takeover creates .5 billion property firm 
Commercial Property Trust (UKCPT) is taking over F&C Commercial Property Trust (FCTP) to create Britain’s sixth-largest listed property company, worth about 1.6 billion pounds.
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France sells off state property
PARIS – FRANCE will sell off 1,700 properties such as a magnificent chateau on the shores of Lake Geneva in its latest cost-cutting effort, the budget ministry said on Wednesday. This latest sale of French state property, part of a programme that began in 2005, will see mostly office buildings, housing blocks and military barracks up for grabs.
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Thomson Reuters to Host Intellectual Property Leader Exchange Featuring Debate on Non-Practicing Entities – Patent …
The IP Solutions business of Thomson Reuters will host a one-day forum on intellectual property management in Manhattan on Thursday, June 17. As part of the Global IP Leader Exchange series of industry events, this summit will tackle the topic of non-practicing entities and patent owners who do not manufacture the inventions for which they hold the patents, among other pressing IP matters. Â
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Rockcliff Plans Summer Exploration at the Tower Property
Rockcliff Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that summer exploration will begin in July at the Snow Lake Project beginning on the Tower Property. Exploration programs at Tower will include grid linecutting, a DPEM geophysical survey and a minimum of 2,500m of diamond drilling.
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Property owners told to get green
Property owners will be forced to have an energy efficiency rating attached to their buildings within months or risk facing hefty fines under a proposal by the Federal Government.
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Enghouse and Mettoni Group Complete the Acquisition of Telrex Intellectual Property and Operations
Enghouse Systems Limited (TSX: ESL) today announced the completion of the acquisition of the intellectual property of Telrex LLC and Mettoni Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Enghouse, acquired the Telrex operations. Telrex has approximately 17 employees. read more
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Shelby County Commissioners vote to keep .02 property tax rate
Shelby County Commissioners voted 8-4 to set the property tax rate at .02 per 0 of assessed value, the same as last year, and to reject a proposal from County Commissioner Mike Carpenter to reduce the rate at .97.
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Crist approves property tax break for tainted drywall homeowners
Crist approves property tax break for tainted drywall homeowners
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Kenneth Rogoff on Europe’s debt and China property
Harvard’s Kenneth Rogoff shares his views on the European debt crisis and how transparency is the barrier to finding out just what is happening in the China property sector.
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Intellectual property changes ‘to help turn ideas into jobs’
BUSINESSES will benefit from new rules on intellectual property which will make it easier for entrepreneurs to turn creative ideas into “smart” jobs, according to the Enterprise Minister Batt O’Keeffe.
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Property Values In Lake County Take 20 Percent Tumble
A report on just how much property values in Lake County have dropped has been released. The biggest losses are in south Lake County where property values plummeted in some cities by as much as 20 percent.
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Fidelity bullish on China despite property bubble fears
Fidelity has maintained a bullish outlook on China, stating the Government has taken the necessary measures to curb a property bubble.
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Intellectual Property
Australia: The New National Business Name Registration System – Are Your Trade Marks And Intellectual Property Protected?
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Gradual property tax reform ahead: cabinet
The State Council said on its website Monday that it would gradually start to reform property tax policies, but experts said there is still a long way to go before collection of the tax begins. The State Council said it has approved a proposal from the National and Development and Reform Commission to enhance the reform of China’s fiscal and tax systems. But it did not give a detailed …
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China bank adviser says property woes more severe than US
China bank adviser says property woes more severe than USChina bank adviser says property woes more severe than US
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Kilpatrick Stocktons Wendy Choi and Cate Hart Elected to the Board of Directors for the Intellectual Property Section …
ATLANTA – Kilpatrick Stockton announced today that attorneys Wendy Choi and Cate Hart have been elected to serve on the 2010-2011 Board of Directors for the Intellectual Property Section of the Atlanta Bar Association .
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