An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 10 April 2014. 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.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 3 April 2014. 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.
Using the internet has become a fundamental part of many consumers’ search for property. The property search portals realestate.com.au and realcommercial.com.au run by REA Group Limited, list residential and commercial properties and are widely used in Australia. REA Group Ltd (‘Rea’) brought an action against Real Estate 1 Ltd (‘Real 1’), the operator of the …
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An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 4 April 2014.
The decision in Shelford Services Pty Limited v Baylor Research Institute provides further indication of how the Australian Patent Office will apply the new “Raising the Bar” opposition extension of time provisions.
A round-up of Australian Designs which have been certified (from the Designs Office Journal dated 3 April 2014. If you wish to file, certify or register your designs, please contact us. The following Designs have been examined and Certificates of Examination have issued. Infringement proceedings may now be commenced by the owners of these designs. …
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POF Partner, Chris Schlicht, is the exclusive winner of the 2014 International Law Office Client Choice Award for ‘Intellectual Property – Trade Marks (Australia)’. Chris received this prestigious award following nominations from his clients, who provided positive reviews of his service and expertise. The awards recognise and celebrate individuals and law firms around the world …
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An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 3 April 2014. 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.
The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property has released a discussion paper in relation to a proposed Intellectual Property (IP) Toolkit for collaborations between publicly funded research organisations and the private sector.
We are delighted to announce our appointment as a preferred intellectual property provider for CSIRO, Australia’s leading national science and technology organisation. CSIRO is one of the largest and most diverse agencies in the world funding research into a broad spectrum of industries from food, health and energy, to environment, ICT, materials and minerals. In …
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