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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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.
A Trademark Application filed by Cheqout Pty Ltd for “superman workout” in respect of “conducting exercise classes; fitness and exercise clinics, clubs and salons; health club services (exercise)” was recently refused on the ground that the application was made in bad faith.
Today, 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. This is not to be confused with the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 2012 (aka the Raising the Bar legislation) which came into effect on 15 April 2013.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 23 May 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.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 24 May 2013. We advise our clients (whether as IP owners or as alleged infringers) and act for them in relation to patent litigation, trade mark litigation, registered design litigation, domain name, plant breeder’s rights, confidential information and copyright litigation. Contact us …
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An Australian Patent Opposition, Revocation and Extension of Term Round-Up from the Patent Office Journal dated 23 May 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.
An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 23 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.
With the recent media coverage of Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a preventative double mastectomy following genetic testing for BRCA mutations and with the price of this genetic test (approximately $3000AUD) from Myriad Genetics often being referred to, we were curious as to what is actually involved in the test.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 16 May 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.
