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Mobility scooter vs electric car - A trade mark battle

Discusses importance of a practical, common-sense assessment when determining whether goods are of the "same kind" for TM opposition purposes.

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

A Quest Against Middle-earth: Lord Of The Fries Successfully Registers LORD OF THE Mark

The intellectual property rights owner of The Lord of the Rings franchise, Middle-earth Enterprises, LLC (Middle-earth Enterprises) has renewed its pursuit against Lord of the Fries IP Pty Ltd (Lord of the Fries)...

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K&L Gates LLP

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

There is no positive "duty" incumbent on an Australian patent applicant to disclose prior art to the APO.

MP

Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

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

High Court's decision will have significant implications in how key concepts in trademarks will be applied in the future.

BP

Bartier Perry

Spicing Up Protection: Who Owns Your Recipe?

BP

Bartier Perry

Australia | Sanofi V Amgen Dispute Update

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Spruson & Ferguson

Assigning registered intellectual property rights in Australia: legal requirements and the importance of clarity

MP

Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

Navigating Australian patent support requirements: Recent decisions highlight key considerations for practitioners

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

Never really over? Aussie fashion designer appeals to High Court in trademark battle with Katy Perry

BP

Bartier Perry

Lord Of The Fries' Triumph Over Lord Of The Rings

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ENS

Recent decision on copyright infringement: A puff piece

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

IP and The Gambler

MP

Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

Sandoz ascertains obviousness finding against Bayer's Australian Xarelto patent

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Copyright Comparative Guide

HW

Hall & Wilcox

Australia's New Skills In Demand Visa | National Innovation Visa | Core Skills Occupation List

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

A Key Issue For The Federal Election 2025

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

Is an employee's secret recording of a workplace conversation a valid reason for dismissal?

Australia Employment

HW

Holman Webb Lawyers

2025 Federal Budget And Australian Immigration

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

Setting Aside a Statutory Demand and Requirements for the Supporting Affidavit – BRC Group v Watagan Park [2025] VSCA 36

Australia Commercial

MD

McCarthy Durie Lawyers

Related Country Guides

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

CB

Colin Biggers & Paisley

CRCMining and SmartCap

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Gene Patent Modifications Avoided

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Grace Periods and Divisional Patent Applications

DP

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

Spicing Up Protection: Who Owns Your Recipe?

Explores the legal issues surrounding the IP protection of recipes.

BP

Bartier Perry

Recent decision on copyright infringement: A puff piece

Recent copyright infringement case discussed.

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

IP and The Gambler

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

MP

Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

Copyright Comparative Guide

HW

Hall & Wilcox

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

PA

Piper Alderman

Intellectual property enforcement trends positive for foreign entities

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Intellectual property in commercial contract templates

HR

Holding Redlich

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

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Being assertive comes at a price – IP Australia fee hike

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McCabes

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Licensing & Syndication

IP and The Gambler

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

MP

Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

Intellectual property enforcement trends positive for foreign entities

Over the last ten years, China has made considerable changes to its intellectual property enforcement mechanisms.

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Spruson & Ferguson

Intellectual property in commercial contract templates

Key considerations when reviewing your organisation's IP clause.

HR

Holding Redlich

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

SF

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

BP

Bartier Perry

The Pokémon Company International, Inc v Pokemon Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 1561: The importance of an intellectual property protection strategy

PA

Piper Alderman

Foreign filing licenses — considerations for Australian patent attorneys

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

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Patent

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

There is no positive "duty" incumbent on an Australian patent applicant to disclose prior art to the APO.

MP

Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

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

High Court's decision will have significant implications in how key concepts in trademarks will be applied in the future.

BP

Bartier Perry

Australia | Sanofi V Amgen Dispute Update

Key lessons for other antibody patents approaching the end of their term.

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Ocean Energy Surges Towards Commercialisation

Australia Energy

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Marks & Clerk

Navigating Australian patent support requirements: Recent decisions highlight key considerations for practitioners

MP

Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

Sandoz ascertains obviousness finding against Bayer's Australian Xarelto patent

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Why Build A Patent Portfolio?

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Aristocrat v Commissioner of Patents – The High Court says no (for now!)

MP

Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

‘Culture' Change | The patent boom of precision fermentation in F&B

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Spruson & Ferguson

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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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