The Curious Case of the Chocolate Crackle and other copyright myths
…a trade mark in relation to goods and services that are not similar to the ones the trade mark is registered for, unless the trade mark is so well known…
Search Results for Trade mark registration stacks up for JB Hi-Fi
Proposed Updates to the Australian Designs System
...of newness and distinctiveness can also be used to highlight new and distinctive features of a design that may exist in a crowded field. Of note in their discussion on...
What’s in a name? That which we call a trademark? Well, a lot as it turns out…
…worthwhile thinking about protecting your name through a trademark registration whether you are famous or not. The registration of a celebrity’s name as a trademark allows the celebrity to defend…
Designs Amendment Bill 2020 – What you need to know
…notably Europe and the US. The introduction of a grace period will allow the valid filing of design applications up to 12 months after the design is first publicly available….
Local webinar | Effective trade mark management
Managing your trade mark portfolio can be challenging for individuals and businesses. Applicants may select a brand that will be difficult to register or obtain a registration that may not...
Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up 14 November 2013
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 14 November 2013. If you wish to start any non-use proceeding against trade marks of others,…
BIG JACK not deceptively similar to BIG MAC
...is trade mark infringement, it is important to assess the registered trade mark with the allegedly infringing mark, and not take into account any reputation in either mark or other...
Congratulations to our new Partners, Senior Associates and Associate
...Mark Wickham BSc(Hons) MCommrclLaw PhD – Mark joined POF in 2007 following his doctoral work at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne and a fellowship in Vancouver. Mark...