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19th Feb 2024

Introducing the new Spruson & Ferguson brand

Today, Spruson & Ferguson is proud to unveil our new brand. Our new brand builds on our position as a market leader in intellectual property services, and defines what will...

Today, Spruson & Ferguson is proud to unveil our new brand. Our new brand builds on our position as a...

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7th Aug 2017

Sendle posts win over Australia Post

Sendle is a recently established online Australian delivery service that offers discounted postal services. In 2015, Sendle achieved acceptance of the trade mark Post without the Office. The registration...

Sendle is a recently established online Australian delivery service that offers discounted postal services. In 2015, Sendle achieved acceptance...

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25th Jan 2017

Wine Equalisation Tax reforms increase value of many registered Australian trade marks

Owning a registered trade mark conveys many benefits for any business – the exclusive right to use a brand, legal protection against imitation, and an intangible asset for licencing...

Owning a registered trade mark conveys many benefits for any business – the exclusive right to use a brand,...

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25th Aug 2016

Single Patent Application and Examination Process for Australia and New Zealand rejected after public consultation

The patent regimes of Australia and New Zealand have long shared a number of close links, not least among them the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement of 1996 which ensures...

The patent regimes of Australia and New Zealand have long shared a number of close links, not least among...

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16th Jun 2015

Government’s Advisory Council recommends changes to the Australian Designs system

Earlier this year we reported on options proposed for changes to the Australian designs system from an Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP) options paper. As a result of...

Earlier this year we reported on options proposed for changes to the Australian designs system from an Advisory Council...

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6th Aug 2014

IP – How to Protect Against a Resources Downturn

In the modern mining and engineering sector, IP protection is about far more than simply preventing others from copying a company’s products. No company can exploit all of its...

In the modern mining and engineering sector, IP protection is about far more than simply preventing others from copying...

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6th Nov 2013

Australian Patent Office hesitant in adopting latest Federal Court decision on business method patents

Recently we reported on several interesting decisions from the Australian courts regarding the patentability of computer implemented methods, but it remained to be seen how the Australian Patent Office...

Recently we reported on several interesting decisions from the Australian courts regarding the patentability of computer implemented methods, but...

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