IP Law articles

• Shooting first and asking questions later can be costly' | Legal briefing

  17 Feb 2006 - Melbourne University Publishing Ltd and Others v Williamson [2005] FCA 1910, 20 December 2005. The Federal Court has…

• Protecting legal professional privilege in-house: practical steps | Legal briefing

  23 Dec 2005 - This article discusses practical steps that may aid in maintaining a claim for LPP In-House. For a more extensive discussi…

• Legal professional privilege for in-house lawyers | Legal briefing

  23 Dec 2005 - This article was published in 2005 and does not reflect the latest legal developments. You can find an updated version…

• Australian idiosyncrasies in licensing and technology transfer | Legal briefing

  30 Nov 2005 - As IP owners enter into more and more cross-border licensing deals, they must be increasingly vigilant to the legal traps…

• How IP changes are affecting the IT industry | Legal briefing

  30 Nov 2005 - The last 12 months have seen some key legislative changes and important legal rulings that will have a profound effect on…

• 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…

• High Court of Australia rules on chipping of game consoles | Legal briefing

  11 Oct 2005 - The Australian High Court1 has allowed an appeal by Eddie Stevens who was previously found to have circumvented a technica…

• Proposal to relax patent certificates under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 | Legal briefing

  29 Sep 2005 - The Government has introduced amendments to Parliament to reduce the scope of the application of the earlier amendments re…

• PBS listing injunction refused by Australian court | Legal briefing

  19 Sep 2005 - The Federal Court has declined to grant Roche Therapeutics Pty Ltd (Roche) an interlocutory injunction to stop two generic…

• 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…

• 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…

• Sale of mod chips prohibited in Australia | Legal briefing

  16 Dec 2003 - The Full Federal Court of Australia has allowed an appeal1, by Sony that effectively prohibits any further sales of mod ch…

• Federal Court rules on copyright in DVD rental discs: Aust. Video Retailers v Warner Home Video | Legal briefing

  14 Dec 2002 - Australian Video Retailers Association and Others v Warner Home Video Pty Ltd and Others On 7 December 2001, the Austr…

• Controversy as Sony loses mod-chip verdict | Legal briefing

  08 Sep 2002 - Australia’s Federal Court has ruled against Sony in a case over the mod-chipping of PlayStations. As the first case…

• Intellectual Property Law Update - November 2001 | Legal briefing

  26 Nov 2001 - Courtney v Medtel Pty Ltd [2001] FCA 1365, 25 September 2001   The applicant brought proceedings on h…

• 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…

• Implications of Australia's Digital Agenda copyright reforms | Legal briefing

  10 Oct 2000 - The changes introduced by the Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000 ("the Amendment Act") include the fo…

• Intellectual property in internet software | Legal briefing

  20 Dec 1999 - The Internet is an iconoclastic system which has introduced exciting new concepts in commerce and communications, whilst u…

• Intellectual Property and Competition Review established | Legal briefing

  01 Sep 1999 - The Intellectual Property and Competition Review (IPCR) has been established to inquire into and report on the effects on…

• New Bill allows software reverse-engineering for interoperability, testing and maintenance | Legal briefing

  20 May 1999 - The legislation, the Copyright Amendment (Computer Programs) Bill 1999, was introduced into Federal Parliament on 21 April…

• Federal Government releases draft amendment Bill to regulate copyright on the Internet | Legal briefing

  20 May 1999 - The Bill, the Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Bill 1999, was released on 26 February 1999. The changes provided by th…

• Part 2 of report on simplification of Australia’s copyright legislation released | Legal briefing

  11 May 1999 - Part 2 of the Copyright Law Review Committee’s Report on Simplification of the Copyright Act 1968 was released by th…

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