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New start-up businesses should also develop and protect one of their most valuable assets – their intellectual property.

A recent Federal Court decision highlights the need for employers to ensure that as well as clearly setting out the duties of employment, employment contracts also include a comprehensive assignment of all intellectual property rights, if the employer is to be assured that all rights in the intellectual property in materials created by employees are owned by the employe

Lady Gaga has enforced her exclusive rights in the registered trade mark LADY GAGA, on an interlocutory basis.

Information technology and artificial intelligence raise particular issues for copyright and patent law.

Are you a victim of ‘greenwashing’? The term has been around since the 1990s, but is only now making its way to the forefront of consumers’ minds.

The "io" vs "IYO" dispute offers a timely reminder that trade mark law exists to safeguard the reputation and consumer trust.

Optus can offer "near-live" broadcasts of sporting events, without having to pay licence fees to the rights holders.

Expert evi­dence can be crit­i­cal in nav­i­gat­ing a family law mat­ter to obtain­ a favourable prop­er­ty set­tle­ment.

Social media is being used increasingly, not only by individuals personally, but also by people who wish to promote their businesses and themselves in a professional or business capacity. Social media can be a powerful tool for achieving these ends.

Substantial fines have been issued to companies who do not adhere to the Do Not Call Register.

The article looks at a Telstra privacy breach and the need for an ongoing review and monitoring of compliance measures.

The Commercial Buildings Mandatory Disclosure Regime has undergone amendments, effective 29 November 2010, related to mixed use buildings and refurbishments. The Local Government Amendment (Environmental Upgrade Agreements) Bill 2010 facilitates a financing mechanism for building owners to implement major long term energy efficiency upgrades to buildings.

When serving a document, follow the rules on service (either under the contract or statute) or it could be 'game over'.

The Courts have upheld clearly drafted time bar clauses so that compliance is a pre-condition to any entitlement to the claim.

Discusses the risk of inucrring expenses on the assumption that a lease will proceed.

The methods for reducing risk when buying a business include conducting due diligence to identify any potential problems, excluding particular assets and/or liabilities from the acquisition, obtaining warranties from the seller in relation to the business and obtaining indemnities from the seller in relation to specific liabilities.

The contractor could pursue interim remedies under the BCIPA alongside a dispute resolution process under the contract.