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20th Dec 2016

Australia Update: Carriage service providers ordered to block illegal torrent and streaming websites

Yesterday (Thursday 15 December) the Federal Court of Australia handed down its decision in proceedings brought by Roadshow and Foxtel against various carriage service providers including Telstra, Optus, iinet...

Yesterday (Thursday 15 December) the Federal Court of Australia handed down its decision in proceedings brought by Roadshow and...

23rd Nov 2016

Australia Update: Restrictions to the scope of Trade Mark attorney privilege

A recent Federal Court decision has raised questions in regard to the scope of Trade Mark attorney privilege. Section 229 of the Trade Marks Act 1995 states that a...

A recent Federal Court decision has raised questions in regard to the scope of Trade Mark attorney privilege. Section...

2nd Aug 2016

New gTLD Sunrise Availability August 2016 – September 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...

11th May 2016

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...

11th Mar 2016

New gTLD Sunrise Availability March 2016 – May 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. 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...

19th Feb 2016

First test case for Australia’s new anti-piracy provision?

It appears Australia may have not one, but two test cases to ascertain the strength and scope of Australia’s anti-piracy provision, introduced last year.

It appears Australia may have not one, but two test cases to ascertain the strength and scope of Australia’s...