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Swiss claims and skinny labels: Full Federal Court considers infringement
Insight 27 Aug 2020

An enlarged bench of the Full Federal Court has considered the principles applying to infringement of Swiss-style claims, with the decision potentially limiting the application of Swiss-style claims in the context of so-called second medical use patents, where the allegedly infringing products are ʽskinny-labelled’. ...

Unlocking the potential of distributed energy resources and demand side participation
Insight 27 Jul 2021

The Energy Security Board's (ESB) Post 2025 Market Design Options Paper provides a glimpse into upcoming reforms that aim to release the potential of distributed energy resources to meet current challenges with falling minimum demand and to leverage demand side participation. ...

No parody or satire defence for Clive Palmer's Twisted Sister rip-off
Insight 29 Jun 2021

Clive Palmer's 'Australia's Not Gonna Cop It' jingle has been found to infringe copyright in Twisted Sister's hit 'We're Not Gonna Take It', with the Federal Court awarding $1.5 million in damages against the billionaire. ...

Down-scheduling CBD and growing Australia's cannabis industry
Insight 09 Nov 2020

The Therapeutics Goods Administration is proposing amendments to the Poisons Standard to permit pharmacists to sell low-dose cannabidiol (CBD) products without a prescription. Businesses intending to import, manufacture and supply cannabis products in the Australian market should monitor these developments closely. ...

Non-Scotch whisky scotched again
Insight 27 Oct 2022

The Scotch Whisky Association (the SWA) has again successfully enforced its certification trade mark for 'SCOTCH WHISKY' in Australia. Although Australia does not currently have a separate system for protecting geographical indications (GIs) other than for wines, GIs can (and often are) protected as ...

What's happening in intellectual property - April 2024
Insight 29 Apr 2024

Your regular wrap-up of some of the world's leading and intriguing IP stories. ...

The Federal Court bores down into the 'experimental purposes' exemption to patent infringement
Insight 01 Sep 2022

The Patents Act 1990 (Cth) provides an exemption to patent infringement in relation to acts 'done for experimental purposes'. However, the exemption had not (until recently) been considered by any Australian court. More than a decade after the exemption was introduced, the Federal Court has provided ...

You can't always get (the trade mark registration) you want: Rock Royalty, Aunty Helen, Jacindarella and bad faith
Insight 01 Sep 2021

Does a trade mark for JAGGER & STONE remind you of a certain rock band? Should New Zealand's former Prime Minister have the right to oppose trade mark registration of her nickname? Recent Trade Mark Office decisions in Australia and New Zealand shine a light on the opposition ground of bad faith. ...

Sachin hits Spartan for six
Insight 24 Jun 2020

The dispute between Sachin Tendulkar and Australian bat-maker Spartan Sports over a breach of a sponsorship agreement has ended with Spartan paying a hefty settlement sum, cancelling valuable trade marks and delivering a public apology. This case shows the risks of public disputes with high-profile celebrities. ...

Ugg of war over sheepskin boots in the US
Insight 29 Jun 2021

An appellate court in the US has ruled that the word 'UGG' is capable of trade mark registration in the US for footwear because it is not a generic term – at least in the US – to describe what Australians would call 'ugg boots'. ...

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