Intellectual Property Articles

February 10, 2025

What is Assignment of a Trade Mark?

In Australia, IP Australia, an agency of the Federal Department of Industry, Innovation and Science,...

December 18, 2015

YouTube’s Fair Use Protection Program

YouTube is defending its users against copyright owners by implementing a new Fair Use Protection program....

March 27, 2019

A Light at the End of the Tunnel? Registering Your Trade Mark

You’ve agonised over your trade mark concept and spent sleepless nights researching which classes of...

March 27, 2019

Appealing a Decision of the Trade Marks Registrar

Trade mark proceedings provide each party with a reasonable opportunity to present their case to the registrar. Generally,...

March 27, 2019

Can’t Touch This: Defensive Trade Marks

Section 17 of the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) (the ‘Act’) broadly defines what a trade...

May 2, 2017

LegalVision’s Fashion Law Update: Miley Cyrus’ Fashion Faux Pas

A more conservative version of this article was first published in the Lexis Nexis Internet...

December 9, 2015

LegalVision’s Fashion Law Update: Copyright Infringement at the VMAs

A more conservative version of this article was first published in the Lexis Nexis Internet...

March 27, 2019

LegalVision’s Fashion Law Update: Trade Mark Registration and the VMAs

In an earlier article, we set out the scandal involving pop star Miley Cyrus’ alleged...

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