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Overcoming roadblocks to blockchain inventions
In welcome news for technology innovators, a delegate of the Commissioner of Patents recently determined that certain blockchain inventions constituted patentable subject matter. ...
Using third party brands in video games: issues and opportunities
One of the emerging battlegrounds for brand owners is video games, particularly with the growth of virtual reality applications. A recent claim made in the US illustrates how having your brand featured in a video game can be a problem - but depending on the circumstances, it could also present a com ...
InIP: What's happening in intellectual property - August 2023
Your regular wrap-up of some of the world's leading and intriguing IP stories. ...
Australian Government takes its $325 million damages claim to the High Court in Commonwealth v Sanofi
The Full Court has confirmed that the Australian Government is not entitled to any damages from Sanofi and Bristol-Myers Squibb. In this Insight, we examine the appeal decision and consider its implications for patent infringement proceedings relating to pharmaceutical products. ...
New 12th edition Nice Classification comes into force 1 January 2023
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has announced that the 12th edition of the Nice Classification – the international system for classifying goods and services for registering trade marks – will come into force in the new year, on 1 January 2023. ...
Milk products, hashtags and the metaverse: the latest trade mark updates
Over the past few months, the Federal Court and Federal Circuit and Family Court have handed down some important and interesting trade mark decisions concluding: ...
Bikinis from Way-back-when
In the recent Federal Court decision of Pinnacle Runway Pty Ltd v Triangl Limited [2019] FCA 1662, Justice Murphy weighed into the Wayback debate: 'Are screenshots obtained from the "Wayback Machine" admissible as evidence?'. By admitting screenshots of this kind into evidence (on certain conditions), the court sanctioned further use of the Wayback Machine. It also made an important distinction between use of a sign as a trade mark and use of a sign as a style name. ...
Holey Moley guacamole!
Owners of the popular Aussie mini-golf business Holey Moley Golf Club have taken NBA superstar Steph Curry's new US TV show to court for trade mark infringement, in a Happy Gilmore-esque battle for the ages. ...
Global trade mark update
There have been significant, and proposed, trade mark law developments across the globe which are likely to inform trade mark portfolio strategy. ...
InIP: What's happening in intellectual property - June 2023
Your regular wrap-up of some of the world's leading and intriguing IP stories. ...