I™: Avatars as trade marks

Computer Law and Security Report

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 436-448

  Adrian, Angela ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRADEMARKS; VIRTUAL CORPORATION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AVATAR; COMPLEX PROBLEMS; GAME DESIGNERS; TANGIBLE PROPERTY;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 84979830773     PISSN: 02673649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clsr.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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