Australian Patent Journal Round-Up 06 June 2013
An Australian Patent Opposition, Revocation and Extension of Term Round-Up from the Patent Office Journal dated 06 June 2013.
Australian Football League & Major League Baseball Slug it Out Over Trademarks
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.
JABBED: Love, Fear and Vaccines – Free event
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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Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up 30 May 2013
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 30 May 2013.
Australian IP Litigation Round-Up 31 May 2013
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 31 May 2013.
Trademark Application Goes (Whisky) Sour
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…..
Australian Patent Round-Up 30 May 2013
An Australian Patent Opposition, Revocation and Extension of Term Round-Up from the Patent Office Journal dated 30 May 2013.
IP Amendments Bill 2013: #2 Proposal for a ‘manufacture for export’ exception to pharmaceutical patent rights in Australia
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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IP Amendments Bill 2013: #1 Crown Use, Pandemics and the Zombie Apocalypse?
On 30 May 2013, the Australian Parliament was presented a Bill for an Act to amend legislation relating to intellectual property, called the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2013 (report here). The first schedule of the bill proposes amendments which address Crown use provisions based on recommendations contained in the Productivity Commission’s 2013 Report on …
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Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up 30 May 2013
An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 30 May 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.