Design owner sleeps easy thanks to statement of novelty

…the upper layer of the prior art mattress portions in finding that the prior art mattresses were not anticipatory. In considering whether the respondent’s beds infringed the design registration, His…

POF seminar: Designs 101 – protecting your IP in the marketplace

...design registration. About the presenter: Davin Merritt is a patent and trade marks attorney and a Partner of Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick. He leads the designs team, with extensive experience in...

Lack of Entitlement breaks glass vase design

…the lack of entitlement challenge is supported by sufficient evidence. Background The decision concerned Australian Design Registrations 201911962 and 201911963 (the ‘962 and ‘963 Registrations). The Registrations were applied for

Local Webinar | Utilising the Designs Registration System to Protect Your Valuable Products

In this presentation, Davin Merritt, the head of our Designs team, will look at the designs registration system, and important issues to consider when pursuing design protection in Australia and...

Shape trade mark on the nose

…of the mark, it was not limited to colour, size or materials, all increasing the likelihood of other traders being caught by the proposed registration of the mark. The Assistant…