New gTLD Sunrise Availability May 2016 – June 2016
Generic top-level domains (gTLD) such as .com, .net and .org typically cycle through a “Sunrise Period” prior to becoming available to the general public.
Generic top-level domains (gTLD) such as .com, .net and .org typically cycle through a “Sunrise Period” prior to becoming...
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Clevacover – Mumpreneur success
“Mumpreneurs”, or mum entrepreneurs who have started their own business, are redefining the way many women work today. Fiona Hargrave, the inventor of Clevacover, is the mumpreneur template. Since inventing...
“Mumpreneurs”, or mum entrepreneurs who have started their own business, are redefining the way many women work today. Fiona Hargrave,...
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Limited time available to make submissions on recommended changes to the Australian IP System
The Australian Government’s Productivity Commission, an independent national agency which is responsible for reviewing and advising on macro-economic policy, this week released a draft of its report on ‘Intellectual...
The Australian Government’s Productivity Commission, an independent national agency which is responsible for reviewing and advising on macro-economic policy,...
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Illegal inventions
Patents have been in the media quite a bit recently, mainly because there have been some high profile legal cases (in Australia and overseas) which have brought about significant...
Patents have been in the media quite a bit recently, mainly because there have been some high profile legal...
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COMBINED GROUP OF COMPANIES PTY LTD [2016] ATMO 6
This matter concerned an application to extend the deadline for the opponent to file evidence-in-reply in relation to its opposition to registration of the trade mark RAIN MATE. The opponent...
This matter concerned an application to extend the deadline for the opponent to file evidence-in-reply in relation to its...
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SCHULKE & MAYR GMBH v Ecolab USA Inc [2016] ATMO 8
Schulke & Mayr opposed the registration of the trade mark MICROGUARD filed by Ecolab USA on the basis of its prior use (section 60) and registration (section 44) of...
Schulke & Mayr opposed the registration of the trade mark MICROGUARD filed by Ecolab USA on the basis of...
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