Section 202 of the Copyright Act states that where a person threatens another person with an action or proceedings in respect of infringement of copyright, a person aggrieved may bring an action against the person making the threats and “may obtain a declaration to the effect that the threats are unjustifiable, and an injunction against …
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On 4 March 2013, a Notice of Appeal was filed by cancer survivor Yvonne D’Arcy against the decision of Cancer Voices Australia v Myriad Genetics Inc [2013] FCA 65 (“Cancer Voices”), which held that isolated nucleic acid such as isolated DNA and RNA is patentable subject matter in Australia. The Notice of appeal set out a number of …
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An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 4 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.
Trade marks, in the traditional sense, act as a badge of origin which indicates to the consumer where the product is from as well as the quality of the product. Historically, manufacturers of consumer goods have used trademarks in the form of words and logos/devices. More more recently trademarks for consumer goods have extended to …
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An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 28 August 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.
In Nextra Australia Pty Limited v Fletcher [2014] FCA 399 the Federal Court held that a blogger was liable for misleading comments that he made about a flyer published by a competitor.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 29 August 2014.
An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 28 August 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.
A round-up of Australian Designs which have been certified from the Designs Office Journal dated 21 August 2014. If you wish to file, certify or register your designs, please contact us.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 21 August 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.
