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Ambush marketing: traders beware!
Everyone knows the famous adage that 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend'. But can the friend of my friend be my enemy? In the context of ambush marketing, the answer can be yes. ...
Reasonable belief or a mere suspicion? Full Court lowers the bar on preliminary discovery applications
The Full Federal Court has handed down a significant decision on preliminary discovery in a result that will be welcomed by IP owners, as the court has clarified the requirements for a successful preliminary discovery application while emphasising the need for such applications to be met with brevit ...
Room for Improvement? Big Data challenges in Health
'Big data' is revolutionising approaches in all major industries, including the health sector, but Australia's current privacy framework lacks flexibility, and there is insufficient guidance to support compliance. Associate Nick Li looks at the challenges in improving patient care and research outco ...
Changes to Australia's IP laws are on the way
IP Australia has released draft legislation implementing the Federal Government's response to the Productivity Commission's inquiry into IP arrangements. ...
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. ...
Sugar is a health hazard
The Federal Court has found that the packaging of the Little Kids Shredz childrens food range produced by food giant Heinz was misleading to consumers because it suggested the high sugar products were nutritious and healthy ...
Direct .au registrations, a new internet tax or a way to strengthen the .au market?
In the most significant change since the .au domain was introduced more than 30 years ago, .au Domains Administration (auDA), the industry body for Australian-specific domain names, has approved the registration of .au second-level domain names, known as direct registration. ...
NZ self-disclosure 'grace period' provisions take effect
On 30 December 2018, New Zealand introduced a one year 'grace period' for filing a patent application following an inadvertent public self-disclosure of the invention. Associate Claire Gregg takes a closer look at how the new provision protects applicants. ...
An overhaul of regulation of software as a medical device - what's on the horizon?
Proposed new regulatory rules for software as a medical device will if enacted have serious implications for suppliers to the Australian market who will likely have to meet more stringent requirements that could conflict with those in the US and Europe Special Counsel Ric Morgan and Senior Associate ...
'Fairness in Franchising' report: What you need to know
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has completed its inquiry into the operation and effectiveness of the Franchising Code of Conduct the Franchising Code The Committees report recommends 71 wide-ranging recommendations to address perceived power imbalances and ...