Mischa Bags Trade Mark Victory
Actress Mischa Barton’s company has won the right to trade mark her name, signature and logo in Australia after a two and half year battle withan Australian hand bag company….
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Non-Infringement Declarations only for Patentees
The decision of Dowsett J in Occupational and Medical Innovations Ltd ACN 091 192 871 v Retractable Technologies Inc [2008] FCA 1102, has highlight an apparently significant restriction in the…
IP Australia Recognised as an International Search Authority by the USPTO
IP Australia and the United States’ Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have announced an agreement that will see IP Australia act as an international search and examination authority for international…
Patentable subject matter Issues Paper released for comment
The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property is conducting a review of what types of subject matters should be able to be patented in Australia and whether the law is meeting…
Evidence in Opposition Not Evidence on Appeal
The decision of Jessup J in Sherman v Commissioner of Patents [2008] FCA 1026 concerns an appeal from a patent opposition, the Commissioner being a party as a result of…
Copying tests lands teacher in trouble
In Boyapati v Rockefeller Management Corporation [2008] FCA 995, Kenny J considered, amongst other causes of action, a claim for infringement of copyright in a series of tests designed to…