Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up 7 November 2013

An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 7 November 2013. 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.

Moving Closer to a Single Trans-Tasman Patent Application

New Zealand Commerce Minister Craig Foss announced on 23 October 2013 that the New Zealand Government had approved the implementation of a single application process and single examination process for New Zealand and Australian patent applications.  This announcement moves the awaited single trans-Tasman patent application closer to reality.

Kickstarter Goes Live in AU/NZ: but Kickstart Your IP Position First

Kickstarter is a US based company which provides an online tool to raise funds for projects/products via a crowd funding model. Kickstarter have recently announced a formal launch of Australian and New Zealand projects.  Below, we take a look at one potential problem in launching on kickstarter too early.