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In this issue we report on a Bill amending website blocking laws compensation for Albert Namatjiras descendants for decades of missed royalties an attempt to trade mark common textspeak abbreviations amendments to the EU Copyright Directive that have been sending the Twitterverse into a frenzy how ...
A clear path for new website blocking laws
The Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2018 (Cth) is the latest legislative development aimed at enabling copyright owners to enforce their rights in the online sphere. ...
Albert Namatjira's family wins decades-long battle for compensation
The descendants of one of Australia's most well-known artists, Albert Namatjira, have finally received compensation for decades of missed royalties. ...
OMG, LOL – can you trademark textspeak acronyms?
American consumer goods corporation Procter & Gamble is attempting to trade mark abbreviations common to textspeak. Is this NBD, a LOL for the courts, or simply WTF? ...
The EU Copyright Directive – what you need to know
In mid-September, the European Parliament voted to adopt changes to the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (the Copyright Directive), sending the Twitterverse into a frenzy. Described by commentators as everything from 'welcome' to 'catastrophic', the changes are designed to ensure ...
Making sense of human cell and tissue products regulation
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has released guidance on recent changes to the regulation of human cell and tissue products Special Counsel Ric Morgan and Senior Associate Tracy Lu dissect the complex regulatory framework particularly in relation to advertising ...
Report: Changes to Australia's IP laws take effect
The Intellectual Property Laws Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures Act 2018 Cth commenced on 25 August 2018 The Act implements various recommendations that the Productivity Commission made in its inquiry into Australias IP arrangements We discuss the key changes ...
Red letter day for Louboutin – Frucor green with envy
Two recent decisions provide mixed news for the owners of colour trade marks ...
Fool's gold – how packaging can be misleading or deceptive
The Federal Court has ruled that adopting distinctive branding may not be enough to get a trader out of hot water if the get-up of the trader's products is similar to somebody else's. ...
Beware the perils of false patent marking
Patent marking is a useful way of notifying the public and potential infringers that monopoly rights exist or are pending in a product. However, falsely marking a product as 'patented' or 'patent pending' is fraught with danger. ...