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World Trademark Review 2025 | outstanding recognition
We are pleased to announce that our offices in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia have retained their rankings in the annual World Trademark Review WTR 1000 for 2025,...
We are pleased to announce that our offices in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia have retained their rankings...
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Important changes regarding payment of excess claims fees in Australia
From 1 October 2024, IP Australia will implement significant changes to its fee structure, with a major shift in the timing of excess claim fees for patent applications with...
From 1 October 2024, IP Australia will implement significant changes to its fee structure, with a major shift in...
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Lord of the Wings trade mark refused in Middle-earth
Since the release of The Lord of the Rings film franchise in 2001, New Zealand has been synonymous with “Middle-earth”. New Zealand tourism and traders jumped on the Tolkien...
Since the release of The Lord of the Rings film franchise in 2001, New Zealand has been synonymous with...
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Understanding Australia’s Experimental Use Exemption to Patent Infringement
Background to Patent Infringement An Australian patent provides to its owner the exclusive rights to exploit a patented invention during the patent term within Australia. The owner has a legal...
Background to Patent Infringement An Australian patent provides to its owner the exclusive rights to exploit a patented invention during...
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NSW State Government introduces mandatory notification of data breach scheme: to apply to public sector agencies and State owned corporations
Privacy regulation in Australia When discussing the operation of our Federal system in Australia with overseas lawyers they are often struck by the inefficiency of our Federal, State and Local...
Privacy regulation in Australia When discussing the operation of our Federal system in Australia with overseas lawyers they are often...
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Substantial increases to Australian privacy breach penalties passed into law
In our most recent privacy update we discussed how the Australian government in response to recent high-profile data breaches, had introduced to parliament the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and...
In our most recent privacy update we discussed how the Australian government in response to recent high-profile data breaches,...
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Foreign filing licenses – considerations for Australian patent attorneys
Takeaway points A foreign filing license represents permission from one country for the first filing of a patent application to be in a different country. Different countries may use different...
Takeaway points A foreign filing license represents permission from one country for the first filing of a patent application to...
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