Website Operators Beware: Copyright in third-party content
The full court of the Federal Court has recently handed down its decision in Hardingham v RP Data Pty Limited [2021] FCAFC 148, in which the Court,
Read MoreThe Weaponisation of Intellectual Property to win a trade war and the Crown Use exception to Patent Infringement
Canadian officials are considering granting Canada’s generic pharmaceutical firms the right to copy, sell and potentially export into the US patent protected drugs. In the
Read More
The Danger of Blind Trust – When Does Indifference Become Infringement by Authorisation?
The Full Federal Court has recently handed down its decision in Campaigntrack Pty Ltd v Real Estate Tool Box Pty Ltd [2022] FCAFC 112, in which the
Read More
Someone Stole Your Copyrighted Idea? Here Is What You Can
It’s said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but not when someone is profiting from it. Is someone copying your artwork and passing
Read More
Opportunistic Rivals Can’t Adopt Re-Branded Trade Marks
With multiple brands renaming, opportunistic traders may be tempted to adopt the name of a disused Trade Mark. But the result for the opportunistic trader
Read More
No Toying Around with Lego Gun Covers
The saga of Culper Precision should go into the books as a basic lesson in what not to do in the business of children’s toys,
Read MoreThe New Age of Trade Mark infringement defences in Australia
A cautionary tale for trade mark holders in Australia- there’s a new trend in legal cases to bring a cross claim to declare the trade
Read More
Music Copyright Fine Wakeup to Corporates
Mr Palmer has been ordered to pay $1.5M for using the Twisted Sister song We’re Not Gonna Take It in his 2019 federal election advertisements. Although the
Read More
Misleading Products Could Harm Kids
A Victorian brewer was banned from advertising one of its beers after a child mistakenly drank it, thinking it was chocolate milk. The Victorian Commission
Read More
Meghan & Harry: Another trade mark stosh over ARCHEWELL
Harry and Meghan have yet another battle on their hands, this one with an entrepreneurial Filipino businessman who wants to use the name ARCHEWELL for
Read More