In January 2014, a number of submissions were made by interested parties on the changes proposed by the Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2013. The Bill amends the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to deny access to the research and development tax incentive for companies with aggregated assessable income of $20 billion or …
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The Australian Trade Mark Office has recently accepted Trademark Application No. 1577707, which is a three dimensional shape trademark in the shape of the Sydney Opera House (and owned by the Sydney Opera House Trust). The trademark has been accepted for registration in 17 classes of goods. Provided the trademark is not opposed, it will …
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On 31 Janury 2014, the transitional period for businesses to record any security interest existing before the commencement of the the Personal Properties Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPS Act) expires (please see our previous blog post on this topic). IP Australia have advised that Security interests recorded on IP Australia’s registers are not being automatically …
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The New South Wales (NSW) Government has announced a further round of funding for medical device development and commercialisation under the Medical Devices Fund administered by the NSW Ministry of Health.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 17 January 2014.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 16 January 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.
An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 16 January 2014.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the period of 23 December 2013 to 10 January 2014.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 9 January 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 January 2012, the Australian Government established a new system for the creation, priority and enforcement of security interests in personal property (including intellectual property). On 31 Janury 2014, the transitional period for businesses to record any security interest existing before the commencement of the the Personal Properties Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPS Act) expires. …
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