Software is Patentable in Australia
From all the hype in the media, you would think that software is not patentable in Australia. Much has been written about the recent IP Australia administrative hearing results from last year. A ...
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Register Your Designs – In the US and the EU you can register Graphical User Interfaces
On April 10, 2018, the iconic Australian brand UGG won a big $5.2M in the Central District of California in a design patent infringement case against Reliable Knitting Works, Wal-Mart Stores, ...
Grace Period in Australia
What is a grace period? A grace period is a period of time within which a disclosure of an invention by the patent applicant or a disclosure of the invention without consent of the patent ...
Trade marks and groundless threats – why you should seek expert advice before enforcing your right...
You run a successful business with a well-known brand. You have spent many years and have financially invested heavily in your brand, building up a great reputation. One day you ...
Designing a new logo? Make sure you own it!
When setting up a new company, developing a new brand or undergoing a brand refresh, one of the first things that many companies do is engage a graphic designer to design a new logo. Having paid ...
Asian Territories Join Global Trade Mark System
Thailand and Indonesia have recently joined the Madrid Protocol system. The addition of these two new countries will mean that there are now 100 members of the Madrid Protocol, covering 116 ...
Ambush Marketers Warned Away from 2018 Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games is being held in April on Australia’s Gold Coast. During the build up to the Games, the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC – the Games’ ...
Can AI be an inventor listed in a patent?
There is a debate raging about artificial intelligence (AI) and how it will be affecting the world in the future. In particular, there is discussion about who, or what, should be named as the ...
What you need to know about Chinese Trade Mark before entering the Chinese market
First to file system The Chinese trade mark system is a “first to file” system. As such, whoever files a trade mark first in China has rights to the trade mark. As Chinese trade mark applications ...
