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Fact sheet: What's mine is mine - protecting your million-dollar idea
At the core of many successful startups is a simple but brilliant idea ...
No relief in PBS price changes for originators seeking injunctions
Patentees may face heightened risks when changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) take effect later this year. Special Counsel Ric Morgan and Associate Claire Gregg explain. ...
What you need to know about mandatory data breach notification
In response to the rising number of cyberattacks, new legislation has been introduced that proposes a mandatory notification regime that will take effect from February next year. ...
Nurofen maker in need of fast pain relief
Paracetamol manufacturer Hence Reckitt Benckiser has discovered that inaccurate and unbalanced comparative claims that don't reflect the overall picture can cause big headaches, even where those claims have some support. ...
Global trade mark update
There have been significant, and proposed, trade mark law developments across the globe which are likely to inform trade mark portfolio strategy. ...
Fishing at one's discretion – Trident Seafoods Corporation v Trident Foods Pty Limited
In a dispute over the 'Trident' trade mark, Justice Gleeson considered that the residual reputation a subsidary held over its parent company warranted the mark remaining on the Register. ...
Red letter day for Louboutin – Frucor green with envy
Two recent decisions provide mixed news for the owners of colour trade marks ...
When trade mark law gets Messi, better call the Dr (Dre)
Having a famous name has many perks, and as Lionel Messi recently found out, registering your name as a trade mark is one of these. However, such fame is a double-edged sword, as Dr Dre recently experienced. ...
Will Ed Sheeran be facing copyright lawsuits for The Rest of Our (or his) Life?
It's a new year and, in what is seemingly becoming an annual tradition, a new copyright infringement lawsuit has been filed against pop superstar Ed Sheeran. ...
Four key principles from Sigma v Wyeth
Justice Jagot's mammoth judgment in Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd v Wyeth sets down important principles relating to claims for damages under the usual undertaking as to damages, where an interlocutory injunction has been wrongly granted. ...