Engaging in litigation within the Federal Court of Australia is a complex endeavor, necessitating an in-depth comprehension of multiple procedural stages. One key element that warrants special attention is the inclusion and management of expert witnesses, who can considerably influence
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Zoom made a very standard change to its terms and conditions. Why was everyone mad?
Our favourite pandemic-era technology Zoom has had to walk back some significant changes to its terms of service, but the artificial intelligence wars have just begun. Zoom was catapulted from relative obscurity to mainstream use during the pandemic to provide…
Your chance to have your Say on Privacy
It is only two weeks until close of submissions on the Australian Government’s review of the Privacy Act 1988. Importantly the review addresses, inter alia, whether individuals should have direct rights of action to enforce privacy obligations under the Privacy…
Katy Perry Flame’d: Dark Horse infringes Joyful Noise Copyright
A nine-person Los Angeles jury has found that Katy Perry’s 2013 song Dark Horse infringes the copyright in Marcus Gray a.k.a Flame’s 2009 song Joyful Noise. The copyright infringement claim concerned the beat and opening instrumental riff of Flame’s…
Domain Names now Command the Big Bucks
By EagleADMIN
They used to say you could make a fortune from real estate but the big bucks now are in cyber real estate- buying and selling domain names, and the industry is booming.
The recent sale of the website domain name…
Patents & Right of Repair | Re-making patented goods
Patents and the Right of Repair – Ink dries on Re-making patented goods in the Full Court
In Calidad Pty Ltd v Seiko Epson Corporation the Full Court has addressed the extent of ownership rights held by the purchaser…
A USD$12M Lesson in trademark registration – Wawona-ship of Majestic Yosemite TradeMarks returned to National Park
A USD$12M Lesson in trademark registration – Wawona-ship of Majestic Yosemite TradeMarks returned to National Park
We all learn through bitter experience. Sometimes we have the opportunity to learn through the bitter and expensive experience of others. Delaware North Inc…
AU TradeMarks 101- Make your mark on the market
We recognise that the value of a brand to a business is important. Global brands like McDonald’s, Red Bull and celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Cardi B and Paris Hilton invest significantly in their brands.
However, not everyone is…
Australian Design Searches just got easier
IP Australia has recently launched a new tool to search Design registrations. The tool is based around the image recognition software already used by IP Australia in respect of image searching under the Trade Mark Search tool.
It replaces the…
HOW KIM K AND CARDI B LEARNED THAT THEIR GIMMICKS ARE NOT A TRADE MARK
What do Kim Kardashian, rapper Cardi B and Paris Hilton have in common? – all have come unstuck over moves to try and trade mark common words.
Brisbane intellectual property and trade marks lawyer Nicole Murdoch says there’s a trend…