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Paypal, Inc v Braintree Communications Pty Ltd [2017] ATMO 90
This matter concerned Paypal’s application to register BRAINTREE in connection with financial services in Class 36 and opposition thereto by Braintree. The crux of the opposition was whether the opponent’s...
This matter concerned Paypal’s application to register BRAINTREE in connection with financial services in Class 36 and opposition thereto...
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Proposed measures to declutter the Australian Trade Marks Register
In its 2016 Inquiry Report into Intellectual Property Arrangements, the Productivity Commission identified numerous sources of evidence for “trade mark cluttering” in Australia. In August 2017, the Australian Government...
In its 2016 Inquiry Report into Intellectual Property Arrangements, the Productivity Commission identified numerous sources of evidence for “trade...
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New Zealand divisional filing deadline
It has been just over three years since the new New Zealand patent law, in the form of the Patents Act 2013 and Patents Regulations 2014, came fully into...
It has been just over three years since the new New Zealand patent law, in the form of the...
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Does Australia’s innovation patent really have to die?
Australia’s second-tier innovation patent system is presently on death row.  With all appeal avenues seemingly now exhausted, we ask the question – albeit somewhat academically, as to whether it...
Australia’s second-tier innovation patent system is presently on death row.  With all appeal avenues seemingly now exhausted, we ask...
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New gTLD Sunrise Availability October – November 2017
Generic top-level domains (gTLD) such as .com, .net and .org typically cycle through a “Sunrise Period” prior to becoming available to the general public. The Sunrise Period allows trade mark...
Generic top-level domains (gTLD) such as .com, .net and .org typically cycle through a “Sunrise Period” prior to becoming...
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Always give your best (method)
Sandvik Intellectual Property AB v Quarry Mining & Construction Equipment Pty Ltd FCAFC 138 Summary Applicants should include the best method(s) of performing the invention known at the time of filing a...
Sandvik Intellectual Property AB v Quarry Mining & Construction Equipment Pty Ltd FCAFC 138 Summary Applicants should include the best...
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Unjustified threats of patent infringement weakened by courts
Australian courts have recently taken a dim view of competitors claiming that the patentee has made unjustified threats of patent infringement. It is now clear that, in relation to the assessment of damages, it...
Australian courts have recently taken a dim view of competitors claiming that the patentee has made unjustified threats of patent infringement. It...
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Ensuring valid protection of your design in Australia
Some recent examples of prior publication of designs have highlighted the need for Australian designers to be vigilant to avoid any public disclosure of their design prior to filing...
Some recent examples of prior publication of designs have highlighted the need for Australian designers to be vigilant to...
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Patent Term Extensions in Australia: under pressure but safe for now
Government responds to the Productivity Commission Report and the Courts find “Swiss-style” claims not sufficient for a PTE The Australian Government, in its highly anticipated response to the Productivity Commission’s...
Government responds to the Productivity Commission Report and the Courts find “Swiss-style” claims not sufficient for a PTE The Australian...
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