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The Australian Parliament has recently introduced the Intellectual Property Laws Amendments Bill 2006 to amend and revise Australian IP laws. The major changes are in the areas of patents and trade marks.

This would offer a way forward for organisations that conduct diligent searches for untraceable copyright owners.

Juliet's Vine is potentially a literary work protected by copyright, and therefore cannot be reproduced without consent.

Pretty much everything you need to establish a bad faith ground of opposition in Australia.

The US plans to introduce SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) in an attempt to combat the infringement of copyright material.

A case heard in Queensland revolved around alleged copyright infringement of building plans.

Adding a picture or image to your article, presentation or marketing materials can add a human aspect and a visual value association to the message you want to convey.

Some online promotions are pushing the legal envelope, so this article looks at a few examples that have drawn attention.

Provided the original design registration has expired, it is perfectly legal to sell replica furniture in Australia.

In the iiNet case, the studios want to circumvent the courts and have the power to threaten an ISP into submission.

Although the decision in The Panel case might be good news for Australian satirists, it fails to fulfil its promise of giving guidance on how much of each other's footage broadcasters can use without infringing copyright in the broadcast.

Explores the legal issues surrounding the IP protection of recipes.

The Australian Recording Industry Association has amended its chart eligibility guidelines to exclude songs predominantly created by generative AI, sparking debate about the intersection of artificial intelligence and copyright law. This decision mirrors broader legal challenges facing courts and regulators worldwide as they grapple with determining when AI-generated or AI-assisted works deserve copyright protection and recognition.

The Australian Government has passed legislation which will remove the intellectual property safe harbour from the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Act) on 12 September 2019

This document includes links to recent cases or legal reports affecting contracts, employment, privacy, IP and probity.

A recent decision of the Federal Court has clarified the scope of an insurance brokers' duty to make reasonable enquiries to ascertain the risks posed by their client's business operations, and to...

The laws give rights holders who discover infringing material online a way to require CSPs block access to the content.

On 23 April 2010, the English High Court at first instance handed down its decision in Football Dataco Limited & Ors v Stan James Plc & Ors [2010] EWHC 841 (Ch) (Stan James).