The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Filing Evidence out of Time
The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill came into effect in April 2013. One of the aims of the amendment was to streamline the trade marks...
The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill came into effect in April 2013. One of the...
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New gTLD Sunrise Availability August / September 2015
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. The Sunrise Period allows trade...
Generic top-level domains (gTLD) such as .com, .net and .org typically cycle through a “Sunrise Period” prior to becoming...
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Redskins on the Ropes
The latest twist in the on-going legal battle over the registration of the trade mark REDSKINS in the United States has seen the United States District Court uphold the...
The latest twist in the on-going legal battle over the registration of the trade mark REDSKINS in the United...
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Baroque Japan Ltd v Mad Keen Pty Ltd [2015] ATMO 41 (14 May 2015)
Mad Keen applied to remove Baroque Japan’s trade mark registration for SLY on the grounds of non-use. Baroque Japan opposed the removal of its trade mark registration. Baroque Japan was...
Mad Keen applied to remove Baroque Japan’s trade mark registration for SLY on the grounds of non-use. Baroque Japan...
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Michael John Stafford v Automotive Distributors Limited [2015] ATMO 40 (13 May 2015)
Automotive Distributors applied to remove Stafford’s registration for ‘Blueprint’, which was held in the name Australian Carburettors and Fuel Injection. Stafford opposed the removal on the basis that the...
Automotive Distributors applied to remove Stafford’s registration for ‘Blueprint’, which was held in the name Australian Carburettors and Fuel...
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Cypher Pty Limited v Halliburton Energy Services Inc [2015] ATMO 37 (6 May 2015)
Halliburton filed a non-use removal application against Cypher’s registration for CYPHER Logo. The non-use removal was opposed by Cypher. The Hearing Officer was quick to note that Halliburton is the...
Halliburton filed a non-use removal application against Cypher’s registration for CYPHER Logo. The non-use removal was opposed by Cypher. The...
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Diagnostic method claims in the US versus Australia
On 12 June 2015, the US Federal Circuit issued its decision in Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. v Sequenom, Inc. finding that Sequenom’s method claims in U.S. Patent No. 6,258,540 for...
On 12 June 2015, the US Federal Circuit issued its decision in Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc. v Sequenom, Inc. finding...
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