Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up –3 October 2014
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 3 October 2014.
Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up 2 October 2014.
An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 2 October 2014. 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.
The Australian design registration system
We would like to remind all of our clients on the potential value provided by the Australian design registration system, which allows the unique appearance of a product to be protected for a period of up to ten years. The process for obtaining an Australian design registration is a relatively straight forward and fast process, …
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Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up 25 September 2014
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 25 September 2014. 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.
Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up –26 September 2014
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 26 September 2014.
Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up 25 September 2014.
An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 25 September 2014. 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.
Australian Design Certification Round-Up – 18 September 2014
A round-up of Australian Designs which have been certified from the Designs Office Journal dated 18 September 2014. If you wish to file, certify or register your designs, please contact us.
The patentability pendulum
Internationally, the patentability pendulum for computer implemented inventions has swung from the ‘technical character’ requirement of the European Patent Office, past the ‘machineor- transformation’ test of the US Supreme Court decisions Gottschalk v Benson, Parker v Flook and Diamond v Diehr to the ‘anything under the sun’ excesses of State Street Bank. It has then …
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Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up 18 September 2014
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 18 September 2014. 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.
ICT Geelong’s $50,000 IT Invention Test OPEN
‘The $50,000 I.T. Invention Test’ is an investment pitching competition, founded by ICT Geelong (the Geelong Region ICT Network). The competition is focused on helping innovators and entrepreneurs commercialise IT based ideas, early stage projects and start-ups. Applications for this year’s competition are now open. Entries close 5 PM Thursday 2 October. Prizes in …
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