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’ ...
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 ...
Australia’s looming patent crisis
Takeaways Australian stock valuations are probably depressed by low patent activity. Australian companies hold no defensive patent portfolios to assert in defence against corporate behemoths ...
Post-industrial economies invest in intangibles to protect competitive advantage
Takeaways Australians have a recurring annual intellectual property (IP) deficit of $3.25 billion. Australians patent at a very low rate both locally and globally. As it stands, Australians are ...
Trade Mark FAQs
What is a Trade mark? A trade mark is used to distinguish goods or services from those provided by any other person and allows customers to easily identify your goods or services. Trade marks are ...
Filing Trade Marks in Australia – Clarifications from Recent Cases
It can be relatively easy to file in Australia but there have been some recent changes that limit how we can correct errors if incorrect information has been provided. Background In order to file ...
Patent Intelligence – Legal, Commercial ‘Espionage’
Innovating is performed with a purpose of advancing the state of the art. So then, how does a business know in which direction to innovate to advance the state of the art? Oftentimes, experts are ...
Business Names, Company Names and Trade Marks – A Confusing Mix of Red Tape
When starting a new business the first thing most entrepreneurs choose is a name. Once chosen they typically have this registered with the Australian Securities & Investments Commission as a ...
