The Full Federal Court has allowed the appeal in Chiropedic Bedding Pty Ltd v Radburg Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 142, overturning the decision of the trial judge and holding that a furniture fair involving 250 Australian exhibitors and seven from New Zealand was an “international exhibition”. Section 47(1) provides that the fact that a design, …
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Allen Hardware Products Pty Ltd v Tclip Pty Ltd [2008] ADO 8, saw delegate Herald consider an application by Tclip for revocation of certain registered designs in the name of Allen Hardware on the basis of lack of entitlement. The delegate considered that principles relating to inventorship under the Patents Act should be applied to …
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