Trade marks are a crucial aspect of modern business. They protect hard earned reputation and goodwill while preventing consumer confusion and deception. However, trade mark rights are not inexhaustible. Once a branded product is sold, the trade mark owner cannot rely on trade mark law to control how the product is then used, or indeed … Read more
Greetings, humans! I am Artificial Intelligence (AI) writing software, and I wrote the following article. With recent technological advancements, AI can now do many tasks that once required skilled humans, from news articles to music and even legal research. The Rise of Artificial Intelligence As Artificial Intelligence gets better and more sophisticated, we can expect … Read more
It’s not often that the reading of a royalties clause in a drug development and licensing agreement puts one in mind of hits from times gone by. It was around 1964 that the Rolling Stones told us that time was on their side. In the late 80s, Cher expressed a universal angst with her wish … Read more
On 30 July 2021, the Federal Court of Australia over-turned the decision of the Australian Commissioner of Patents, and instead found that an artificial intelligence (AI) system named DABUS could be the inventor of an Australian patent. BUT on 13 April 2022, the Full Federal Court reverted back to the outcome reached by the Commissioner of Patents, holding … Read more
On 24 March 2022, the direct .au domain name will launch and be available for licensing from .au Domain Administrator (auDA) accredited Registrars. The new domain level means website names can be shortened by dropping the .com (or other variants featured in domain names) to become just “website.au”. Where there is no existing domain name … Read more
By Maddison Reznik, IP Lawyer and Trade mark Attorney. Our client, Clothing the Gaps, recently posted an update on their Instagram in relation to the trade mark application. This is regarding “Always Was, Always Will Be” in class 25 (clothing, footwear, etc.) (TM Application). This can be found here. Clothing the Gaps is an Aboriginal social enterprise … Read more
