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Intellectual property law and copyright law thought leadership, articles, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics such as licensing and syndication, patent law, trade secrets and trademark law.

Why Skyportz Is Giving Away Its Patented Vertiport Tech...... For Free

One of the fundamental rights a patent grants is the ability to exclude others from using your technology. So it may come as a surprise that an Australian vertiport...

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Marks & Clerk

How to Avoid the Fate of Brand Genericide

To avoid brand genericide, always use the ® symbol with your trade mark and promote it alongside a noun.

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LegalVision

Fanatics case highlights requirements for key trade mark defences

The CAN follows charges being brought against seven alleged members of a syndicate.

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Spruson & Ferguson

Utilising International Type Search to strengthen your IP strategy

Guide walks through the strategic use of provisional patent applications, the Patent Cooperation Treaty & International Type Search.

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Spruson & Ferguson

Valuing intellectual property: Lessons learned from Mitchell Asset Management Pty Ltd v Marissa Di Pasquale

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Piper Alderman

Latest Statistics In The 2025 IP Australia Intellectual Property Report

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Spruson & Ferguson

OpenAI's screenless future on pause amidst trade mark dispute

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Swaab

What can the Handmaid's Tale teach us about trade mark law? Featured What can the Handmaid's Tale teach us about trade mark law? As someone who's both read The Handmaid's Tale and binge watched every...

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

Do you own those images?

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Katy/Katie Perry Trademark Case Heads to High Court

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

New patents and trade marks acceleration programs

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Spruson & Ferguson

Patent term extensions – Insights from recent Federal Court decisions

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Spruson & Ferguson

Registering Trademarks In Australia: What You Need To Know

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Harris Sliwoski

Hytera Communications Corporation Ltd v Motorola Solutions Inc: Cracking the code on "Substantial Part"

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Piper Alderman

It depends – Can I make an in-specie contribution to my self-managed superfund?

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Addressing the Surge in Youth Crime in NSW

Australia Criminal

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O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

Block earner triumphs in ASIC appeal

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

A Key Issue For The Federal Election 2025

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

What Does Labor's Landslide Mean For Employment Law In Australia? (Video)

Australia Employment

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Ius Laboris

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Trademark Disputes

Biotech, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Australian Senate Committee rejects Bill that seeks to prevent the patenting of human genes and biological materials existing in nature

A Senate Committee has recommended against passing amendments to the Patents Act that would allow gene patenting.

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Swaab

Raising the bar? The new patent law reforms and their impact on patentability of genetic material

An overview of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011 (Cth).

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Hunt & Hunt

Is human tissue "property"? Jocelyn Edwards; Re the estate of the late Mark Edwards [2011] NSWSC 478

A recent decision of Justice Hulme of the Supreme Court of New South Wales is the first case of its kind in Australia to allow a widow to extract her deceased's husband's sperm with the result that she will likely use it for assisted reproduction.

Australia Healthcare

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Colin Biggers & Paisley

CRCMining and SmartCap

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Spruson & Ferguson

Gene Patent Modifications Avoided

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Spruson & Ferguson

Grace Periods and Divisional Patent Applications

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DLA Piper Australia

University of Western Australia v Gray - Medical Research IP Rights: Who Owns Them ?

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DLA Piper Australia

Employees & Intellectual Property – Who Owns It?

Australia Employment

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Donaldson Walsh

Royalty Stacking & Managing The Risk Of IP Infringement

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DLA Piper Australia

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Copyright

Latest Statistics In The 2025 IP Australia Intellectual Property Report

The Report presents and discusses the latest IP statistics across the range of categories administered by IP Australia.

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Spruson & Ferguson

Do you own those images?

Business owners weary from endless scam and spam emails might just hit the delete button – but there is reason to be more cautious.

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Hytera Communications Corporation Ltd v Motorola Solutions Inc: Cracking the code on "Substantial Part"

Recent copyright infringement case considers how to assess whether a part of the copied work is a "substantial part".

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Piper Alderman

Spicing Up Protection: Who Owns Your Recipe?

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Bartier Perry

Recent decision on copyright infringement: A puff piece

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

IP and The Gambler

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

Copyright Comparative Guide

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Hall & Wilcox

What's in a game? Technological protection measures under the Copyright Act

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Piper Alderman

Intellectual property enforcement trends positive for foreign entities

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Spruson & Ferguson

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Licensing & Syndication

Why Skyportz Is Giving Away Its Patented Vertiport Tech...... For Free

One of the fundamental rights a patent grants is the ability to exclude others from using your technology. So it may come as a surprise that an Australian vertiport...

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Marks & Clerk

Latest Statistics In The 2025 IP Australia Intellectual Property Report

The Report presents and discusses the latest IP statistics across the range of categories administered by IP Australia.

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Spruson & Ferguson

IP and The Gambler

"The Gambler" is a country song written by Don Schlitz and made famous by Kenny Rogers.

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

Intellectual property enforcement trends positive for foreign entities

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Spruson & Ferguson

Intellectual property in commercial contract templates

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Holding Redlich

Australia | Design protection: IP Australia's bold reforms for the Digital Age

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Spruson & Ferguson

Being assertive comes at a price – IP Australia fee hike

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McCabes

Australia's Defence Trade Controls Act – new offences and exemptions

Australia International

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

eSports and copyright – It's in the game

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Bartier Perry

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Patent

Why Skyportz Is Giving Away Its Patented Vertiport Tech...... For Free

One of the fundamental rights a patent grants is the ability to exclude others from using your technology. So it may come as a surprise that an Australian vertiport...

MC

Marks & Clerk

Utilising International Type Search to strengthen your IP strategy

Guide walks through the strategic use of provisional patent applications, the Patent Cooperation Treaty & International Type Search.

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Spruson & Ferguson

Latest Statistics In The 2025 IP Australia Intellectual Property Report

The Report presents and discusses the latest IP statistics across the range of categories administered by IP Australia.

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Spruson & Ferguson

Katy/Katie Perry Trademark Case Heads to High Court

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

New patents and trade marks acceleration programs

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Spruson & Ferguson

Patent term extensions – Insights from recent Federal Court decisions

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Spruson & Ferguson

Considerations before filing your own provisional patent application

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Spruson & Ferguson

US vs AU. Do I need to disclose prior art to the Australian Patent Office?

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

"Last Call" – High Court to decide the battle of the Katy(ie) Perrys

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Bartier Perry

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Latest Videos

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Retroactive foreign filing licences for patents

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

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