The Benefits of Registering a Trade Mark

…Australian Consumer Law or an action for passing off under common law. REA, the owner of the well known property portals realestate.com.au and realcommercial.com.au, issued proceedings against Real Estate 1…

Update: Apple Wins Claim to iPhone5.com

Apple has been successful in its Domain Name Complaint (WIPO) in respect of iphone5.com. Recently, Apple Computer, Inc. filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in respect…

REA Group Ltd v Real Estate 1 Ltd

Using the internet has become a fundamental part of many consumers’ search for property. The property search portals realestate.com.au and realcommercial.com.au run by REA Group Limited, list residential and commercial…

New iPhone Coming? Apple Files to Claim iPhone5.com

…Inc. filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in respect of the domain name “iphone5.com”. The case is D2012-0951 and you can find further information here. Currently…

Intellectual Property in the Fashion Industry

...help attract investors, enhance the value of a business and facilitate commercial negotiations, particularly those involving licensing and franchising arrangements. — [1] https://fashionunited.com/global-fashion-industry-statistics [2]https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/industries/retail/our%20insights/the%20state%20of%20fashion/the-state-of-fashion-mck-bof-2017-report.ashx [3] https://au.fashionunited.com/fashion-industry-statistics-australia [4] https://zozosuit.com/ [5] https://www.stretchsense.com/article-resources/case-study/the-sensors-that-brought-you-zozosuit/...

.AU direct domains march forward

…a .au domain be registered? Applications for .au domain names will open on 24 March 2022. From that date, those with existing .com.au registered domain names will have 6 months…

Do you want to register a .au domain name?

…6 months and commenced on 24 March 2022. During the Priority Allocation period, the corresponding domain name (for instance: pof.au) to your currently registered one (pof.com.au) has been reserved for…