High penalties for misrepresentations
Penalties for making false or misleading statements about goods and services can be substantial. Maximum penalties have dramatically increased from ...
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Is a descriptive trade mark the best mark for your business?
Businesses often choose a trade mark that exactly describes their business or product eg Smith & Co Plumbing, being the ...
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The Curious Case of Pinnacle and the Bikinis – Part 3 – Costs
Intellectual property ownership Intellectual property is designed to provide a business with a commercial advantage. It builds a wall of ...
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Appeal court flushes away ACCC claims on flushable wipes
The Full Court of the Federal Court has rejected the appeal by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“ACCC”) in ...
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The Internet is not the Wild West – (although it can seem to be)
Some people seem to think that no laws apply to the Internet – or that anything that appears on the ...
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The Curious Case of Pinnacle and the Bikinis – Part 2
Pinnacle Runway Pty Ltd v Triangl Limited [2019] FCA 1662 (10 October 2019) is a curious case in more ways ...
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The Curious Case of Pinnacle and the Bikinis
Facts The case of Pinnacle Runway Pty Ltd v Triangl Limited [2019] FCA 1662 (10 October 2019) considered whether Pinnacle’s ...
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I paid for it – why don’t I own it? – the copyright trap
If your business commissions a graphic artist to create a logo and brand collateral for the business, who owns the ...
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Information to help businesses self-file trade mark applications
Many businesses are filing their own trade mark applications, which can save costs as opposed to using an attorney firm ...
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Unity of purpose – new test for control of trade mark use
The Full Court of the Federal Court has overturned a finding that a trade mark owner did not control the ...
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