POF is excited to be a part of CTF Curated, the Council of Textile and Fashion’s new program to support emerging Australian fashion labels and textile businesses. POF will be running workshops on IP and fashion law alongside crowdfunder Pozible, accountancy firm KPMG and the Marketing Team from the Melbourne Fashion Festival. For more information on the …
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In 3 Florinians Pty Ltd v PYT Enterprise Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 1077, the owner of popular Greek restaurant, Little Greek Taverna, obtained an interlocutory injunction to stop two other restaurants from using the word ‘little’ along with the words ‘Greek Cuzina’, pending trial or earlier orders. A little confused? Shouldn’t a trader be able …
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On Thursday 1 and 8 December, POF celebrated the festive season in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. In Melbourne, POF hosted clients at Eureka 89. Located at the top of the Eureka Towers, Eureka 89 is famed for its spectacular views over Melbourne’s CBD and Port Philip Bay. In Adelaide, guests were invited to celebrate at …
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Our offices are closed from the end of the business day on Friday 23 December and will reopen on Tuesday 3 January 2017. This coincides with the annual closure of the Patent and Trade Mark Office and courts in Australia. The Intellectual Property office of New Zealand is closed from the end of business on …
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Christmas is a time for giving, spending time with loved ones and relaxation. It is also a time for searing pain as one steps on newly acquired blocks of Lego in the middle of the night, arguing with said loved ones, and for Australians, wondering why we are eating a hot turkey on a 40 …
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Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick has been selected as the winner of the Innovation in Client Services 2016 award! Candidates were shortlisted by a team of researchers at Corporate America, using publicly available information such as client testimonials, recommendations and both local and national press. POF satisfied all the award criteria, particularly team approachability and innovation in …
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This week POF partnered with the Council of Textile and Fashion (CTF) to present a workshop on “IP for Fashion and Textile Supply Chains” as part of Melbourne’s International Sourcing Expo. The three-day event is Australia’s leading sourcing expo for the apparel, accessories and textile industry. It draws more than 450 exhibitors from around the …
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Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick has recently been selected as a winner of the ‘Ones to Watch: Law Firms 2016’ awards. This award recognises top performing law firms around the world. The winners were shortlisted by a research team at Investor Review who specialise in the financial and legal sectors. All winners will be published in the …
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Just like the case of Coles v Dormer discussed here, the siren call of a dream home has caused its new owners and their builder to infringe copyright as found in Henley Arch Pty Ltd v Lucky Homes Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 1217. Mr and Mrs Mistry engaged Henley Arch to draw up a number …
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