Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 06 July 2015

An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for 29 June to 3 July 2015. 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.  …
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Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up 1 June 2015

An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 1 June 2015. 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. Please note that the information in the …
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Inspire! – June 2015

This edition contains articles on: > We have moved! Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick’s Melbourne office has relocated to 333 Collins Street > When function trumps form in design registrations >  (Non) Buyers Beware: Internet Service Providers forced to release download details in landmark case >  Kellogg has copyrighted Chocolate Crackles: ten of our favourite myths about copyright > Why Tesla gave away its …
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Inspire! – March 2015

This edition contains articles on: > Growth at Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick > Copyright woes: A tale of two cities >  How distinct are foreign word trade marks? >  Medical Device Innovation update > 5 Seconds of Summer’s 15 minutes of fame >  and more