An Australian Patent Opposition, Revocation and Extension of Term Round-Up from the Patent Office Journal dated 11 July – 5 September 2013. If you wish to oppose the grant of a patent, or if your grant own application has been opposed by third parties, please contact us.
Shakespeare coined the phrase “what’s in a name” in his play Romeo & Juliet. This phrase has come to mean “what matters is what something is, not what it is called” which generally rings true, but not in the case of trademarks, particularly when it comes to names.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 5 Septmember 2013. 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.
POF client iPowow! took real time voting to a new level in the 2013 Leaders Debates in the Australian elections. iPowow provided the Seven Network with a polling tool which allowed viewers at home via the internet, to rate the performance of Prime Minister Rudd and Opposition Leader Abbott in the course of the Debates.
An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 5 September 2013. 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 Federal Court decision in RPL Central Pty Ltd (“RPL”) v Commissioner of Patents (“the Commissioner”) [2013] FCA 871 has held that a computer implemented invention can be patentable subject matter in Australia, particularly where there is substantial disclosure in the patent specification of how the invention is to be implemented on the computer.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 3 September 2013.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 29 August 2013. 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.
There have been numerous media reports of Apple, Inc (“Apple”) filing an Australian trademark application for STARTUP for various services in classes 35, 37, 41 and 42. The reports stem from Tim Lince’s Trademark Watch blog which first noticed a recent trademark filing for STARTUP by Apple. But this is not the first time Apple …
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An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 29 August 2013. 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.
