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What's all the fuss over NUCKING FUTS?
Posted on 25/01/2012 by
The modern world has become so clogged with sensory stimulation that businesses are resorting to shock advertising tactics or “shockvertising” to differentiate their products. Read More
IP Australia introduces TM CHECK
Posted on 12/09/2011 by
Not all business names are created equal. Your trade mark can be your business name, but your business name may not be available as your trade mark. Read More
Streamlining IP Protection in Australia and New Zealand
Posted on 03/06/2011 by
Separated only by the Tasman Sea and isolated from major trading partners in Europe and the Americas, Australia and New Zealand have a long history of economic cooperation. Read More
Australian and New Zealand copyright law for databases, compilations, and directories
Posted on 17/03/2011 by
In December 2010, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia delivered another landmark decision for Australian copyright law. Read More
A single patent examination for New Zealand and Australia
Posted on 24/02/2011 by
On Wednesday 16 February 2011, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced progress on harmonising the intellectual property laws of New Zealand and Australia. Read More
Australian Patents Act - proposed amendments to prevent gene patenting
Posted on 06/12/2010 by
A private member’s Bill, the Patent Amendment (Human Genes and Biological Materials) Bill 2010 was recently introduced in Australia’s Parliament. Read More
Personal Property Securities
Posted on 21/05/2010
In the same way real estate is frequently mortgaged as security to raise loans, it is also common practice for lenders or creditors in commercial transactions to require securities be given over business assets other than land,... Read More
Case Commentary: Health World vs Shin-Sun Australia
Posted on 19/05/2010
This recent decision of the High Court of Australia addresses the meaning of "aggrieved" or "person aggrieved" i. e. standing to bring cancellation or removal proceedings against a registered trade mark. Read More
New 2LDs for Australia
Posted on 28/04/2010 by
In New Zealand, it is not possible to register a domain name directly with a country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) i. e. ‘. nz’. A second level domain name (2LD) must be used. Read More
Online keywords and trade mark infringement - developments in Australia and Europe
Posted on 13/04/2010
The New Zealand position on use of another’s trade marks as online keywords remains uncertain. Whilst local judicial guidance on the issue is limited, it remains a hot issue in the market. Read More