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How do I Protect my Confidential Information in Litigation?
You run a business and you want to run a case against a competitor. The trouble is, you have internal documents relevant to the trial that you really don’t want the other side to see. If they see it, they…
CONTRACTS: They’re not needed…. until they absolutely are
Contracts are the Superheroes of Disputes and the Wallflowers of Harmony Imagine attending a lavish party where everyone is in high spirits, dancing, laughing, and enjoying the moment. In a corner, almost unnoticed, is a well-dressed person, silent and observant.…
Travis Kelce, Tayor Swift, trade marks and celebrity: you belong with me (and only me)
By Ben Maden
American footballer Travis Kelce was already famous as a championship-winning athlete, but that was nothing compared to the fame that awaited him as Taylor Swift’s boyfriend. Within 24 hours of Swift’s appearance at Kelce’s ball game, his followers count increased…
A Must Use is a Must Do: How a lack of Intention to Use contributed to the Refusal of Trade Mark Reg
Trade marks are enforceable rights that, once registered, allows the owner to protect goods and/or services being sold under that trade mark (or a deceptively similar or substantially identical mark) by others. Trade mark registration is a highly competitive industry,…
Generations of A.I. are not protected by current intellectual property law
By Ben Maden
A United States court decision has affirmed that works generated by artificial intelligence are not authored by humans, and so cannot receive copyright protection. In a Washington DC court decision Thaler v Perlmutter, Judge Howell has found for the defendant…
Navigating Federal Court Litigation in Australia
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…
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
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