ArticleLandmark IP Decision by China Supreme CourtA dispute over patents and technology secrets related to new energy vehicle chassis technology. ChinaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleAustralian Domain Names Up For Grabs?Up until now it has been difficult to answer questions about the value of Australian domain names and whether they can be transferred. Firstly, the Australian Domain Name Administrator (auDA) has been quite restrictive in its approach to domain name transfers. AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleThe growing medicinal cannabis market – using IP to secure opportunities in AustraliaThe article discusses the history of medicinal cannabis, the Australian market and the types of IP that can be utilised.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleThe examination red carpet for cleantech patent applications in AustraliaThe article considers pros and cons of proceeding toward accelerated patent grants in Australia for cleantech inventions.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleAustralia | The Copyright Stalemate Deepens As Albanese Centralises AI PolicyAustralia's refusal to introduce a text and data mining exemption for AI training has sparked a high-stakes confrontation between global AI companies promising billions in infrastructure investment and creative industries fighting to preserve copyright protections.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleRecent updates to New Zealand trade marks guidelines: Ownership and divisionalsIf an application is made by a person who cannot claim ownership, the trademark may be invalid on the basis of ownership.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleWhat are unjustified threats and the rights of a patent owner?This article explains the rights of a patent owner and the risks of threatening a third party with patent infringement.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleIntellectual Property law amendments modernise IP frameworkVietnam has updated its IP laws by streamlining procedures, strengthening inventorship requirements & addressing emerging technologies such as AI.VietnamIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleA Classic Patent Arbitrage: The Global Patent Prosecution HighwayThere is a new option now open to patent applicants for progressing a patent application more quickly to examination.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleA little too close in the Greek restaurant trade for the LITTLE GREEK CUZINA trademarkThe Federal Court granted an interlocutory injunction restraining use of the LITTLE GREEK CUZINA trademark pending trial.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleBefore filing a provisional patent application consider foreign filing licencesWhat should you consider before filing a provisional patent application?AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleCrowdsourcing: How is intellectual property important?Crowdsourcing could open up new ideas and possibilities by harnessing ideas which would not otherwise have been realised.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleDick Smith Investments Pty Ltd v Ramsey [2016] FCA 939Very little evidence of use is required to defend an application to remove a trade mark for non-use.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleEstablishing trade mark ownership in Australia – EZ does (not do) itCompeting companies in Australia both sought to register their trade marks for a similar range of mobility equipment. AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleINN stem objections - still a case by case propositionObjections to registration of pharmaceutical trade marks based on the inclusion of an INN stem remain a concern.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleIP Australia releases 2016 Australian Intellectual Property ReportFor those with an interest in numbers of filings in the various categories of IP, the report makes interesting reading.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleIP: Winning tenders and increasing your competitive advantageArticle advocates for a structured IP strategy/portfolio and lists some benefits that could be realised.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleLive or let die? – Formal recommendations to abolish Australia's Innovation patent systemAfter an IP economic report, ACIP recommended that the government consider abolishing the innovation patent system.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleMixed messages on infringement of medical use patent claims and putting a number on expectation of successThe Federal Court provided further guidance regarding how infringement of a Swiss-style patent claim is established.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers