SMEs with a single IP right could earn 67 per cent greater revenue per employee than competitors without any IP rights.

Assess a number of issues to ensure that the proposed mark is likely to be available for use and registration.

Trade mark law at its core is about who owns what, who controls what, and whether that control is being actively exercised.

A government financial assistance program for aspiring and current exporters covers costs of export promotion activities.

Technology developed and patented by University of Adelaide researchers has powered cycling champion to a world record.

The Australian use of a product produced overseas by an Australian patented process can be an infringement of the patent.

This case highlights the importance of considering the different types of marks which are important to your business.

The legal wrangling between Apple & Samsung demonstrates the difficulties applying for an interlocutory injunction.

Section 62A of the Australian Trade Marks Act provides that the registration of a trade mark may be opposed on the ground that the application was made in "bad faith"

HC confirms a more patent-applicant-friendly approach to assessing the eligibility of computer-implemented inventions in Australia.

You should carry out reasonably comprehensive searches to check if any other parties are using a similar trade mark.

The Australian Patent Office has issued 3 opposition decisions, each finding that claims lacked support under the Patents Act.

Australia should encourage innovation and the uptake of IP rights to strengthen and re-build its post COVID-19 economy.

As part of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the EU wants a variety of geographical indications (GIs) to be protected.

It is now possible to apply to licence .au direct domain names (domain names directly followed by .au).

Correctly framing the 'informed user' remains a challenge for all attorneys and litigators in design infringement cases.

Article discusses how "use" of an invention, along with public disclosure, may prevent grant of a patent application.

In April 2013, provisions available to challenge an Australian patent via a re-examination were significantly expanded.

The High Court clarified that the registrability of foreign words should be assessed in the same way as English words.

There is no positive "duty" incumbent on an Australian patent applicant to disclose prior art to the APO.