On 22 June 2015 the Parliament passed the Government’s website blocking legislation – the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015. The Act will come into effect when it receives Royal Assent, which usually occurs two to four weeks after the passing of legislation. The Act enables the Federal Court to order an internet service provider …
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Parallel importation – also known as grey marketing – is when someone imports into Australia genuine goods that are intended for another market. The goods will bear a trade mark or copyright material that is separately licensed in the country of intended destination as opposed to Australia. Typically the parallel imported goods are cheaper than …
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An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 18 June 2015. If you wish to oppose the registration of trade marks of others, or if your own applications have been opposed by third parties, please contact us. Please note that the information in the tables below is correct as at the …
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An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 18 June 2015. If you wish to start any non-use proceeding against trade marks of others, or if your own trademarks have had non-use proceedings brought against them by third parties, please contact us. Please note that the information …
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This edition contains articles on: > We have moved! Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick’s Melbourne office has relocated to 333 Collins Street > When function trumps form in design registrations > (Non) Buyers Beware: Internet Service Providers forced to release download details in landmark case > Kellogg has copyrighted Chocolate Crackles: ten of our favourite myths about copyright > Why Tesla gave away its …
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Watch out Oprah! On Friday 22 May, POF Partner Deb Yin Foo took part in the panel at the Connecting Women in Biotechnology luncheon held at Melbourne’s iconic Myer Mural Hall. Now in its seventh year, the luncheon is designed to connect women and celebrate Australia’s most innovative industries. POF is proud to be a …
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In June 2015, POF will be teaming up with the O Group in Tasmania to present on intellectual property protection for small business. The O Group helps its members with a number of work related services including training, strategic HR planning, finance planning and small business assistance (among others). The first seminar in Launceston was …
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A recent decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has clarified the operation of s 145(1) of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth). This provision permits either party to a contract relating to a licence to exploit a patented invention to terminate the contract on three months’ written notice “at any time after the patent, or all the patents, by …
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The number of users on social media is staggering. At present, there are 1.15 billion Facebook users1, 218 million monthly active Twitter users2, and 300 million LinkedIn users3. It is clear that social media is now an integral part of a business’ marketing strategy, but how do intellectual property laws relate to this relatively new form of mass communication? This article will focus on …
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Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 17 April 2015 An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 17 April 2015. We advise our clients (whether as IP owners or as alleged infringers) and act for them in relation to patent litigation, trade mark litigation, registered design litigation, domain name, …
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