Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

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

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

Key considerations when reviewing your organisation's IP clause.

Key considerations when reviewing your organisation's IP clause.

IP Australia proposed wide-reaching changes to the Design registration regime.

IP asset holders across Australia should all be readily aware of the key changes as they come into effect.

Software companies doing business in India have been put on notice by the Indian Income Tax Department following an unexpected outcome in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Microsoft Corporation v. Assistant Director of Income-tax, International Tax Division).

Recently, there has been an increase in so-called "scams" involving apparent IP-related companies sending misleading letters to applicants and owners of IP rights in an attempt to extract money from those persons. A number of official intellectual property organisations, including the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), have recognised this issue and distributed warnings against these scams.

A United States court has recently considered whether private communications sent through a social networking (such as Facebook or MySpace) or web hosting (such as Media Temple, Inc) sites are afforded protection from disclosure under the Stored Communications Act

iiNet was once again successful in defending its position.

The Israeli Patent Office had previously adopted a restrictive standard in relation to computer implemented technologies.

The Full Federal Court has overturned the decision which legitimised the time shifting recording technology used by Optus.