Can I trade mark my business idea
People often have good business ideas, and quite naturally want to protect them. It is an oft quoted fundamental of copyright law that copyright protects an expression of an idea,...
People often have good business ideas, and quite naturally want to protect them. It is an oft quoted fundamental of...
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Australian Trade marks – register and forget right? Wrong!
IP IN DEPTH A trade mark, once registered, remains in force for 10 years from the filing date of the application. The registration can be renewed indefinitely upon the payment...
IP IN DEPTH A trade mark, once registered, remains in force for 10 years from the filing date of the...
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Entitlement under “Raising the Bar” tested
The Federal Court of Australia recently had the opportunity to review an  aspect of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (the Raising the Bar Act),...
The Federal Court of Australia recently had the opportunity to review an  aspect of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment...
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News Alert on India & China
The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) has issued a decision to revoke two of Allergan's patents covering the drugs Ganfort and Combigan used in the treatment of Glaucoma; Indian...
The Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) has issued a decision to revoke two of Allergan's patents covering the drugs...
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EBAY successful in opposition against TRADIEBAY
eBay Inc. has successfully opposed an application to register TRADIEBAY as a trade mark in respect of goods and services that included paper, cardboard and goods made from these...
eBay Inc. has successfully opposed an application to register TRADIEBAY as a trade mark in respect of goods and...
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More changes on the way to the Australian Patents Act
The dust hasn’t settled on the recent substantial changes to the Australian Patents Act (the ‘Raising The Bar’ amendments) and yet more changes are now proposed.
The dust hasn’t settled on the recent substantial changes to the Australian Patents Act (the ‘Raising The Bar’ amendments)...
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Myriad Sues… Again!
From an earlier blog posted in June this year, you will be aware that, in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics (13 June 2013), the Supreme Court ruled...
From an earlier blog posted in June this year, you will be aware that, in Association for Molecular Pathology...
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Superfast
On 17 April 2013, whilst we were contemplating a ‘raised bar’ for patents in Australia, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) launched a consultation process for a “superfast” patent...
On 17 April 2013, whilst we were contemplating a ‘raised bar’ for patents in Australia, the UK Intellectual Property...
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Uncertainty about Software Continues
Recent court decisions in the U.S. and Australia seem to indicate that the uncertainty regarding software inventions will continue. In Australia, the Federal Court recently determined that “n the case...
Recent court decisions in the U.S. and Australia seem to indicate that the uncertainty regarding software inventions will continue. In...
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