Trade Marks articles

• IP Update - September 2008 Issue 1 | e-Publication

  03 Oct 2008 - Foreword Welcome to the first edition of e-mag for 2008. We have produced a magazine which we hope will keep our reade…

• Repeal of the safeguard clause | Legal briefing

  12 Sep 2008 - In relation to an International Registration, the so called 'safeguard clause' in the Madrid Protocol provides tha…

• New Zealand expands the concept of “bad faith” in a recent trade mark opposition | Legal briefing

  01 Sep 2008 - T16/2008 - Application no. 761870: Chinese Business Yearbook and Chinese characters The Intellectual Property Office o…

• 2008 Appointments at Davies Collison Cave | DCC news

  01 Jul 2008 - On the 1st of July, the following staff were welcomed into the Davies Collison Cave partnership. (* appointed to Davies Co…

• Border protection measures and criminal provisions in Australia | Legal briefing

  04 Jun 2008 - This article first appeared in the June 2008, Chinese-language edition of Managing Intellectual Property. To view the orig…

• Summary of recent amendments to the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) | Legal briefing

  30 May 2008 - Summary of recent amendments to the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) The Trade Marks Amendments Act 2006 (Cth) and Intellect…

• Global Brand Marketing Inc v YD Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 605 | Legal briefing

  24 May 2008 - On 7 May 2008 the Federal Court handed down a decision which confirms that shapes or features thereof which include f…

• MYTHBUSTED: No Misleading or Deceptive Conduct | Legal briefing

  22 Feb 2008 - The recent decision of the Full Federal Court in Knight v Beyond Properties Pty Ltd looks at whether the producers and dis…

• Trade mark oppositions receive vote of confidence from the NZ Court of Appeal | Legal briefing

  15 Jul 2007 - In a recent judgment, the Court of Appeal of New Zealand indicated that considerable weight should be given to the Trade M…

• Key aspects of trademark enforcement in Australia | Legal briefing

  29 Mar 2007 - Many countries have similar systems for the registration and enforcement of trademarks. However, there will inevitably be…

• Changes to IP Australia's Fees | Legal briefing

  09 Mar 2007 - Changes to IP Australia’s fees and costs under the Designs, Patents, Plant Breeder’s Rights and Trade Marks Ac…

• Changes to the Australian Trade Marks Act 1995 | Legal briefing

  24 Nov 2006 - The Trade Marks Amendment Act 2006 ("the Amendment Act") received Royal Assent on 23 October 2006. The Amendment…

• No easy path to colour registration in Australia | Legal briefing

  10 Oct 2006 - Woolworths Limited v BP p.l.c. [2006] FCAFC 132, Full Federal Court of Australia, Heerey, Allsop & Young JJ The Fu…

• Protection for Colour Purple by Cadbury | Legal briefing

  31 Jul 2006 - What do you think of when you see chocolate in a Purple wrapper? Recent decisions of the Australian Trade Marks Office and…

• Time for a change to Australian Intellectual Property Laws? | Legal briefing

  09 May 2006 - On 30 March, 2006 the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2006 (Cth) (“the Bill”) was introduced into th…

• King Gee licence rights Undermined? | Legal briefing

  09 May 2006 - In Pacific Brands Sport & Leisure Pty Ltd v Underworks Pty Ltd, the Full Court of the Federal Court found that a purch…

• Trade marks for pharmaceuticals: what is deceptively similar? | Information sheet

  21 Nov 2005 - Kowa Corporation Ltd v NV Organon [2005] FCA 1282, 13 September 2005 On 13 September 2005, Lander J of the Federal Co…

• What you need to know about the new ".eu" domain names | Legal briefing

  18 Oct 2005 - The ".eu" country level domain is the new domain name space specifically for the European Community. This articl…

• Changes to New Zealand trade mark practice guidelines for letter and number marks, statements of use | Legal briefing

  01 Oct 2005 - The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has proposed changes to New Zealand trade mark practice, as follow…

• Intellectual Property – challenges for the future | Legal briefing

  23 Mar 2005 - Intellectual Property law is based on a fundamental principle of balance. The balance between the interests and needs of t…

• BP's Federal Court win: trade mark registration for colour green granted | Legal briefing

  17 Nov 2004 - In a landmark decision, recently handed down by the Federal Court, BP was granted protection for the colour green as the p…

• The US - Australia Free Trade Agreement | Legal briefing

  24 Aug 2004 - The Australian Federal Parliament has passed legislation1 (the "Implementation Act"), allowing the Free Trade Ag…

• The Australia - USA Free Trade Agreement: impact on geographical indications | Legal briefing

  13 Aug 2004 - Outside the field of wines and spirits, neither Australia nor the USA has a comprehensive regime for the protection of Geo…

• Acting up: the implications of New Zealand's new Trade Mark Act | Legal briefing

  21 Jul 2003 - In summary1 New Zealand’s new Trade Marks Act will come into force in mid-2003, introducing a number of new…

• New NZ Trade Marks Act | Legal briefing

  01 May 2003 - On 20 August 2003 New Zealand trade mark law received a major revamp with the introduction of the New Zealand Trade Marks…

• Generic domain names in com.au to be allowed | Legal briefing

  21 May 2001 - A "generic" domain name is one that describes or represents a commercial category, occupation or industry. Since…

• New gTLDs, .info and .biz, become available | Legal briefing

  08 May 2001 - In our November 2000 newsletter, we reported that seven new generic top level domains would become available in mid-2001.…

• Changes to Trade Marks Office practice | Legal briefing

  17 Apr 2001 - In summary Approval for class headings except class 42 Broad claims acceptable for certain services –…

• The implementation of the Madrid Protocol in Australia: an update | Legal briefing

  01 Apr 2001 - Implementation of the Madrid Protocol is scheduled for mid 2001. In this article Trevor Stevens updates you on the changes…

• The international registration of trade marks: accession to the Madrid Protocol | Legal briefing

  01 Nov 2000 - At present, an Australian company or individual seeking to register a trade mark overseas must (with some exceptions such…

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