Late last year, Fairfax reported that Australian Egg Corporation Limited had their “free range” egg certification trademark rejected by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“the ACCC”). The ACCC’s initial…
…properties and are widely used in Australia. REA Group Ltd (‘Rea’) brought an action against Real Estate 1 Ltd (‘Real 1’), the operator of the websites realestate1.com.au and realcommercial1.com.au, alleging…
…Free Trade Agreement and the Australian-New Zealand-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement. 7 Remedies for deceptive practices With respect to trademarks, do competition or consumer protection laws provide remedies for deceptive practices?…
The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has changed the way that patent details for all Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications entering New Zealand national phase are captured. From…
…an overseas website if: (a) the website “infringes, or facilitates an infringement” of copyright; and (b) the primary purpose of the website is to infringe, or facilitate the infringement of…
…of goods and services, in some instances erecting websites and payment platforms overnight. So, as the world engages in this digital transformation and e-commence becomes the predominant way of buying…
…decision: The differences in the statutory tests reflect the particular distinguishing function that a certification trade mark plays with regard to quality or characteristics of the relevant goods, as opposed…
