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26th Sep 2014

eBayInc v Dean William Hawkins [2014] ATMO 54 (14 June 2014)

In this case eBay opposed the registration of the mark: in respect of class 35 retailing of goods by any means. The Delegate’s decision was made under section 60 that the...

In this case eBay opposed the registration of the mark: in respect of class 35 retailing of goods by any...

26th Aug 2014

Is your labelling misleading? Avoiding regulatory challenges beyond Intellectual Property protection

When creating a new visual identity for your product or company, seeking intellectual property protection through applying for trade marks or registered designs can play a vital role in...

When creating a new visual identity for your product or company, seeking intellectual property protection through applying for trade...

12th Aug 2014

Australian Case Note – Halal Certification Authority Pty Limited v Scadilone Pty Limited (2014) FCA 614

Applicants of Australian registered design applications have the option of filing a Statement of Newness and Distinctiveness. This article will examine how the protection afforded by an Australian...

Applicants of Australian registered design applications have the option of filing a Statement of Newness and Distinctiveness. This...

16th May 2014

New draft on the Regulation of Service Inventions originating from China R&D – implications for employee inventions made in China

The State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) published another draft on the Regulation of Service Inventions on March 31, 2014 for awards and remuneration of employee inventors.

The State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) published another draft on the Regulation of Service Inventions on March 31, 2014...

16th May 2014

IP Australia Releases 2014 Intellectual Property Report

IP Australia, the Australian Government department that manages Intellectual Property Rights in Australia has released a report on the state of play of Intellectual Property Rights in Australia up...

IP Australia, the Australian Government department that manages Intellectual Property Rights in Australia has released a report on the...

7th May 2014

Patent Examination in Australia – Time Frames and Deadlines

Changes to Australian patent law and practice that came into force with the commencement of the Raising the Bar Act on 15 April 2013 mean some significant changes to...

Changes to Australian patent law and practice that came into force with the commencement of the Raising the Bar...

13th Jan 2014

Sunrise periods for new TLDs open

Last year we blogged on the release of a large number of new ‘top level domains’ (TLDs). A TLD is the part at the far right of a domain, the...

Last year we blogged on the release of a large number of new ‘top level domains’ (TLDs). A TLD is...

7th Jan 2014

Enforcing a trade mark

A registered trade mark provides strong rights to prevent others using an identical or confusingly similar trade mark, in relation to goods or services that are the same or...

A registered trade mark provides strong rights to prevent others using an identical or confusingly similar trade mark, in...

7th Jan 2014

[Updated] – Capricorn Society Limited v IgnitionOne, Inc. [2014] ATMO 112

(The following is a corrected version of our summary of the same decision published on 23 December 2014. We regret any confusion caused in the earlier version). An application was...

(The following is a corrected version of our summary of the same decision published on 23 December 2014. We...

23rd Dec 2013

Ironman 4×4 Pty Ltd v Australian Performance Development Pty Ltd [2013] ATMO 107

Registration of the combination mark of the words SAFARI SNORKEL and the three-dimensional shape by Australian Performance Development Pty Ltd (‘the Applicant’) was opposed by Ironman 4x4 Pty Ltd...

Registration of the combination mark of the words SAFARI SNORKEL and the three-dimensional shape by Australian Performance Development Pty...

23rd Dec 2013

Apple Inc. v Metropage Pty Ltd [2013] ATMO 106

This decision concerned an opposition filed by Apple Inc under section 52 of the Trade Marks Act 1995 to the registration of the trade mark filed by Metropage Pty Ltd, being...

This decision concerned an opposition filed by Apple Inc under section 52 of the Trade Marks Act 1995 to the registration...

19th Dec 2013

Angelica Cota v East Side Clothing Co Pty Ltd [2013] ATMO 105

This case concerned an opposition to an application to remove a trade mark filed by East Side Clothing Pty Ltd. The mark that East Side sought to have removed...

This case concerned an opposition to an application to remove a trade mark filed by East Side Clothing Pty...