An exhibition of client talent

Art can breathe life into any space, whether it’s in the home or in the office. POF has a history of displaying the artwork and talents of both our clients and staff members; when one of our valued clients, Stuart Bradshaw from Nufarm Limited, kindly offered us the opportunity to display some of his work, …
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Confidential information, know-how and trade secrets: which one is which?

Often the terms ‘confidential information’, ‘trade secret’ and ‘know-how’ are used interchangeably. However, each has a specific meaning which can affect the way an organisation controls and exploits that information. ‘Confidential Information’ is the overarching term for information which is confidential to an organisation. ‘Know-how’ is the knowledge of how to do something, and is …
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Full Court rejects registration of PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

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In Primary Health Care Limited v Commonwealth of Australia [2017] FCAFC 174, the Full Federal Court found the applicant’s trade marks were incapable of distinguishing the services of the subject of the application, in part because the target audience for those services included patients and the public health sector generally – not merely medical practitioners …
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POF welcomes new addition to the POFL team, Alexis Keating

Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick would like to extend an official welcome to our newest lawyer in the POFL team, Alexis Keating. Alexis is joining our Melbourne office, bringing with her six years of experience in the legal industry across general commercial litigation, property law and criminal law. Alexis holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a …
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Proposed changes to the Plant Breeder’s Rights system

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Background In October 2017, IP Australia released an Exposure Draft of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Bill (the draft Bill). The draft Bill follows a public inquiry by the Productivity Commission into Australia’s IP framework and seeks to implement a number of the Commission’s recommendations, together with …
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