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Recent Publications
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Date: 29 Apr 2013
The Australian Association of National Advertisers has issued a Best Practice Guideline on Responsible Marketing Communications in the Digital Space to assist brand owners in adopting best practices for advertising on digital platforms.
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Date: 12 Apr 2013
Trade mark owners should note that significant changes which dramatically affect the way in which trade mark opposition proceedings will be run in Australia, come into force on 15 April 2013.
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Date: 09 Apr 2013
ICANN has established a centralised database to assist brand owners to protect their trade marks after the expansion of available generic top-level domain names.
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Date: 08 Mar 2013
The deadline to object to applications for generic top-level domain names is next Wednesday, 13 March 2013.
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Date: 07 Mar 2013
On 4 March 2013, an appeal was lodged against the decision made by Justice Nicholas in Cancer Voices Australia v Myriad Genetics Inc [2013] FCA 65. The decision of Justice Nicholas was the first Australian decision regarding the validity of gene patents.
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Date: 06 Mar 2013
A recent Federal Court decision provides a timely reminder about the interaction between the common law tort of passing off, the Australian Consumer Law and the Trade Marks Act.
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Date: 07 Feb 2013
Google has emerged victorious in its six year battle with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over the extent of Google's liability for misleading and deceptive conduct in relation to its AdWords program.
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Date: 25 Jan 2013
Australian Trade Mark Registry decision gives new guidance in relation to pharmaceutical trade mark applications.
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Date: 13 Sep 2012
The High Court has refused to grant Optus leave to appeal the decision made by the Full Court of the Federal Court that its TV Now subscription service infringed copyright in broadcasts of NRL and AFL football games.
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Date: 12 Sep 2012
Businesses should check that the warranty documents provided to their customers comply with the requirements of the Australian Consumer Law.
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Date: 28 Aug 2012
Two recent decisions of the Advertising Standards Board highlight the need for Australian businesses to control and monitor their engagement with social media.
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