How to Monitor Trade Mark Infringement
Although many business owners understand the importance of protecting their trade marks through registration, some trade mark owners are unaware…
Can I Use a Competitor’s Trade Mark as a Keyword on Google AdWords?
Google’s size and popularity make it an understandably attractive platform for businesses. Leveraging the search engine as a marketing tool…
“Legally” Owning Your Body: Are Your Genetic Materials a Patentable Invention?
Picture this scenario: you are suffering from breast cancer, and a multinational biotechnology company approaches you to use a genetic…
Considering Calderbank Offers, Compromises, Costs, and Commitments: Lessons from Veda Advantage Limited v Malouf Group Enterprises Limited
Earlier this year, in Veda Advantage Limited v Malouf Group Enterprises Pty Limited [2016] FCA 255, Justice Katzmann of the…
Australian Trade Mark Application Checklist
Submitting an Australian Trade Mark application can be a complicated process and there are a number of factors you should consider…
LegalVision Update: Changes to European Trade Mark Law
Australian businesses who have registered their trade marks overseas will know that the trade mark registration process differs between jurisdictions.…
IP Guide for Small Business Owners
Intellectual Property (IP) is the term given to ‘creations of the mind’. Like tangible property, owning intellectual property gives you…
Online Piracy: Introduction of Website Blocking Provisions
Last year, the new website blocking provisions to the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) took effect with the addition of section 115A…
5 Questions to Ask about Assigning a Trade Mark
If you are a trade mark owner, there may come a time when you need to transfer the trade mark…
How to Protect Your Trade Mark Internationally
Business owners commonly ask us about international trade mark protection and whether it’s possible to register a ‘global’ or ‘worldwide’…
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