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Registered designs in your IP portfolio could challenge a counterfeiter who may simply produce an imitation product.

Australia is a hotbed for innovation in the renewable energy sector. Tips for in-house counsel working in the cleantech space.

The court has power to award significant "additional damages" in cases of what it considers to be flagrant infringement.

IP Australia’s full text searching shocked from the beta phase to go live.

A non-invasive method of detecting fetal characteristics and abnormalities is patent eligible subject matter in Australia.

The APO will apply a similar standard of plausibility to method of treatment claims as it will to Swiss-style claims.

Through modern business practices, there are a number of ways in which patent protection can benefit your business.

If damages are awarded to the Commonwealth, this will concern patentee companies considering interlocutory injunctions.

The Australian Copyright Amendment Act 2006 was passed on 11 December 2006 as part of the Commonwealth Government’s copyright reforms in response to new challenges posed by emerging technologies and the growth of the digital environment.

The case is a reminder that New Zealand law, while closely related to Australian law, is not the same in every respect.

The Registrar also found that use of Cantarella's trademark was unlikely to mislead or deceive, or amount to passing off.

We discuss Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals v Samsung Bioepis AU Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 285.

As the opposition failed on all grounds, the trade mark ‘APOTHECARY GIN' is to proceed to registration in Australia.

Section 128 of the Australian Patents Act 1990 provides relief for a person threatened with patent infringement where such threats are later shown to have been "unjustified". The aggrieved person may be entitled to various forms of relief.

Holders of security interests over personal properties should record their interest on the PPSR before 1 February 2014.

Recently, there has been an increase in so-called "scams" involving apparent IP-related companies sending misleading letters to applicants and owners of IP rights in an attempt to extract money from those persons. A number of official intellectual property organisations, including the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), have recognised this issue and distributed warnings against these scams.

The bill follows some European countries, to allow copyright owners to apply for a blocking injunction against an ISP. .