An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 6 June 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.
Rolling along from our previous report on the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2013, we refer to the fifth schedule of the bill which proposes amendments to create a Single economic IP market between Australia and New Zealand. At its core, the bill allows for a single patent application and examination processes for Australia and …
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An Australian Patent Opposition, Revocation and Extension of Term Round-Up from the Patent Office Journal dated 06 June 2013.
Major League Baseball properties have opposed a raft of trademark non-use removal actions brought against them by the Australian Football League. It’s the SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS vs the GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY GIANTS in a trademark showdown.
As you may be aware, local Emmy Award winning film producer Sonya Pemberton had her new documentary, JABBED: Love, Fear and Vaccines, premiered on SBS TV on Sunday 26 May. The ICT for Life Sciences Forum is pleased to announce that Sonya will talk about the documentary at a special Forum event on Wednesday, 5 …
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An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 30 May 2013.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 31 May 2013.
A recent decision of the Trademarks Office (Scotch Whisky Association v Jin Ho Lee and Myong Gil Lee) has confirmed the importance for trademark applicants to have a real intention to use the mark when it is filed…..
An Australian Patent Opposition, Revocation and Extension of Term Round-Up from the Patent Office Journal dated 30 May 2013.
Schedule 2 of the INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AMENDMENT BILL 2013 read before the House of Representatives on 30 May 2013 proposes amendments to enable least-developed and developing countries to source generic versions of patented pharmaceutical products from Australia to treat public health crises. In this, the second of 6 posts relating to the proposed changes, …
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