Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 9 May 2014
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 9 May 2014.
Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up 8 May 2014
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 8 May 2014. If you wish to start any non-use proceeding against trade marks of others, or if your own trademarks have had non-use proceedings brought against them by third parties, please contact us.
Old section 40(2) learns a new trick
Whilst the IP Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 made substantial changes to the law of sufficiency, for many patents the previous law continues to apply. Following the High Court decision in Kimberly-Clark Australia v Arico Trading it was generally understood that the test for sufficiency would be satisfied if the disclosure of the …
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Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up 8 May 2014
An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 8 May 2014. If you wish to oppose the registration of trade marks of others, or if your own applications have been opposed by third parties, please contact us.
Australian Design Certification Round-Up 1 May 2014
A round-up of Australian Designs which have been certified (from the Designs Office Journal dated 1 May 2014. If you wish to file, certify or register your designs, please contact us. The following Designs have been examined and Certificates of Examination have issued.
Higher costs awards second time round
Pursuant to section 19(1) of the Patents Act, a Court may certify that the validity of a claim was questioned in relevant proceedings. If such a certificate is issued, then under section 19(2) the patentee may be entitled to a more favourable costs award in subsequent proceedings. The application of section 19 was recently considered …
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Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 2 May 2014
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 2 May 2014.
Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up 1 May 2014
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 1 May 2014. If you wish to start any non-use proceeding against trade marks of others, or if your own trademarks have had non-use proceedings brought against them by third parties, please contact us.
Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up 24 April 2014 and 1 May 2014
An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journals dated 24 April 2014 and 1 May 2014. If you wish to oppose the registration of trade marks of others, or if your own applications have been opposed by third parties, please contact us.
Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up 24 April 2014
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 24 April 2014. If you wish to start any non-use proceeding against trade marks of others, or if your own trademarks have had non-use proceedings brought against them by third parties, please contact us.