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Non-traditional trade marks

Discusses the most common forms of non-traditional trade marks in the food & beverage industry, being shape marks & colour marks.

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

The Importance of Protecting Your Brand Overseas

Having an Australian trade mark registration does not prevent competitors in other countries from registering a similar or identical trade mark.

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LegalVision

When fitness meets IP: Can you trade mark an exercise move?

While successful influencers have enormous global audiences, can their 'trade mark move' be protected?

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Spruson & Ferguson

Sunday Red Tiger Logos V Puma's Leaping Cat Logo

The case is interesting because it considers logo marks that have a common idea but differences in look and style.

MP

Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

Australia's Trade Mark System Further Simplified: Recent Amendments To Regulations

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K&L Gates LLP

Buying A Business With Software At Its Core: Key Issues In Australia

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Sustainability or liability? The international IP landscape for environmental claims in the food and beverage sector

MP

Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

Progressive Green v Flo Energy: The (F)lowdown on trade mark infringement

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Piper Alderman

Trademark Disputes Comparative Guide

MO

Mills Oakley

Generative AI And IP: Key Legal Considerations For Australian Businesses

Australia Technology

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Australian High Court Takes Interest In Trade Mark Matters

MO

Mills Oakley

Navigating the Legal Limits of Patent and Trade Marks Practice

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Commissioner Falls Flat In PepsiCo High Court Appeal… But On A Steak Knife's Edge

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Alvarez & Marsal

Karen Walker Has A Runaway Win Before The Trade Marks Office

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Employee Performance Improvement Plan: What You Need To Know

Australia Employment

CG

Coleman Greig Lawyers

Is Your Estate Plan On The 'Nice' List?

Australia Family

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Kalus Kenny Intelex

Crime Rates in Sydney: Suburbs with the Highest and Lowest Rates

Australia Criminal

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O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

AI is now a WHS issue in NSW. Are employers ready?

Australia Employment

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Talking Aussie Farming With Stephen Commadeur (Podcast)

Australia Real Estate

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FTI Consulting

Home Ground Advantage: Aussie FanFirm Wins David And Goliath Battle

The Full Federal Court has ruled in favour of Australian company FanFirm Pty Ltd in its long-running trade mark fight with US sports retail giant Fanatics, LLC.

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Mills Oakley

Understanding intellectual property in the construction industry

Relevance of IP in the construction sector and highlight common issues that can arise when IP rights are not clearly understood or properly managed.

Australia Real Estate

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Holding Redlich

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

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

Katy/Katie Perry Trademark Case Heads to High Court

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Registering Trademarks In Australia: What You Need To Know

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Harris Sliwoski

Should I register my company name before registering it as a trade mark?

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LegalVision

Mobility scooter vs electric car - A trade mark battle

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

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

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K&L Gates LLP

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

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Bartier Perry

Lord Of The Fries' Triumph Over Lord Of The Rings

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ENS

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

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

Killer Queen, LLC v Taylor [2024] FCAFC 149 (Appeal Case)

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Bartier Perry

Lord Of The Fries' Triumph Over Lord Of The Rings

Every now and then, we get the opportunity to report on an Australian IP judgment. In this article, we discuss the recent judgment in the trade mark case of Middle-earth Enterprises v Lord of the Fries Pty Ltd (2025) ATMO 48.

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ENS

IP perspectives: deregistration risk arising from ‘non-use' of a registered trade mark

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

浅谈澳大利亚商标不使用撤销程序

随着我国经济快速发展以及全球经济一体化日益加深，越来越多的国内企业走出国门，更广泛、更深入地参与国际市场竞争。

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CCPIT Patent & Trademark Law Office

Intellectual property enforcement trends positive for foreign entities

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

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Intellectual property in commercial contract templates

Key considerations when reviewing your organisation's IP clause.

HR

Holding Redlich

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) - Increases to trademark tees and changes starting 18 January 2025

New fees to the TM application system have been introduced, which will result in increases to bills for prospective trademark owners.

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Pointon Partners

The Coffee May Be Distinctive…but What About The Container?

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ENS

Tips for Registering a Wine Brand as a Trade Mark in Australia

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

Registering a Trade Mark in China

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LegalVision

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

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Spruson & Ferguson

Trade mark lessons from Hemmes Trading v Establishment 203: Registration, reputation and reasonable diligence

HR

Holding Redlich

Trademarks Comparative Guide

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Rigby Cooke Lawyers

New trade mark? Do your due diligence – Hemmes v Establishment 203

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Piper Alderman

Parallel importing, trade marks and Australian Consumer Law: how the cookie crumbled

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Being assertive comes at a price – IP Australia fee hike

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McCabes

Fee Changes For Trade Marks And Designs In Australia – Effective 1 October 2024

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K&L Gates LLP

Trade mark infringement: is reputation relevant to assessing deceptive similarity?

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Changes to trade mark fees in Australia : What brand owners need to know

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Spruson & Ferguson

Game of phones: 7 things to consider when developing an app

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LegalVision

FanFirm Pty Ltd v Fanatics, LLC – Defences under the Trade Marks Act

PA

Piper Alderman

Be Very Mindful When It Comes To Social Media Trends And Trade Marks

KG

K&L Gates LLP

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Insights into the world of Intangible Assets, with Joel Hanrahan, Managing Director, EverEdge Global.

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Cathro & Partners

Breaking Brexit down: Trade Marks (VIDEO)

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

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