Designs articles

• Austalian registered designs: "non-essential" features can be significant | Legal briefing

  28 Mar 2012 - LED Technologies Pty Ltd v Roadvision Pty Ltd [2012] FCAFC 3 LED Technologies Pty Ltd has appealed findings adverse to…

• IP Update - March 2012 Issue 15 | e-Publication

  28 Mar 2012 - Foreword Welcome to the first edition of the IP Update for 2012. In this edition of the IP Update we discuss a nu…

• Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011 introduced into the Senate | Legal briefing

  08 Aug 2011 - On 22 June 2011 the much anticipated "Raising the Bar Bill" was introduced into the Senate. The stated aim of th…

• Davies Collison Cave 2011 staff appointments | DCC news

  06 Jul 2011 - The partners of Davies Collison Cave are pleased to announce the following appointments effective 1 July 2011 and the arri…

• Australian Registered Designs: shedding light on the tests | Legal briefing

  04 Jun 2011 - LED Technologies Pty Ltd v Roadvision Pty Ltd [2011] FCA 146 (25 February 2011) LED Technologies Pty Ltd has again sou…

• The Queensland Sustainable Energy Innovation Fund (QSEIF): is your idea eligible? | Legal briefing

  07 Apr 2011 - The Queensland Sustainable Energy Innovation Fund (QSEIF) provides funding assistance for Queensland based organisations t…

• IP Update - March 2011 Issue 11 | e-Publication

  31 Mar 2011 - Foreword Welcome to the first edition of IP update for 2011. This edition presents a number of practice updates to kee…

• Innovation Series: Minister launches the Ideas Network in Melbourne | DCC news

  22 Mar 2011 - Minister for Manufacturing, Exports and Trade Richard Dalla-Riva will speak at the debut Innovation Series lunch in Melbou…

• Tasmania’s Hillwood Strawberry Farm grows Seduberries | Information sheet

  01 Dec 2010 - Seduberries are the brainchild concept of young Melbourne entrepreneur Josh Engwerda 22, a student of Melbourne University…

• More on IP Australia’s proposed changes to our IP systems | Legal briefing

  18 Mar 2010 - IP Australia is proposing changes to Australia's intellectual property laws and practices. A first round of public con…

• The types of IP protection available in Australia | Information sheet

  01 Mar 2010 - This table summarises the types of Intellectual Property protection available in Australia. What is pro…

• Personal property securities reform: what are the changes? | Legal briefing

  05 Dec 2009 - The reform of Australia's laws on secured financing using personal property has taken another step with the introducti…

• Intellectual property protection in fashion survey 2009 | Legal briefing

  02 Sep 2009 - IP Australia is currently conducting a short survey for the Fashion Industry in Australia. The  survey is intended to asse…

• IP Update - July 2009 Issue 4 | e-Publication

  23 Jul 2009 - Foreword Davies Collison Cave continues to win national and international awards, confirming our position as the leadi…

• Changes are being proposed to Australia’s intellectual property systems | Legal briefing

  13 Jun 2009 - IP Australia is proposing changes to Australian intellectual property (IP) law and practice in a series of reform papers e…

• Government funding update: Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) | Legal briefing

  02 Mar 2009 - The Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) is a Federal Government scheme administered by Austrade. It provides a rebate t…

• Designers under Review | Legal briefing

  03 Dec 2008 - In two design infringement cases brought by Australian fashion designer, wholesaler and retailer, Review, the Federal Cour…

• Prior public presentation of Posture Top mattress causes “international” dispute | Legal briefing

  13 Oct 2008 - When will public disclosure of a design at an exhibition mean that a design registration granted on a subsequently filed d…

• Valuable protection afforded by 2003 Act design registrations | Legal briefing

  13 Oct 2008 - LED Technologies Pty Ltd v Elecspess Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 1941 The tests for infringement and novelty/distinctiveness in…

• 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…

• Design / Copyright update: Burge v Swarbrick, Norm Engineering v Digga Australia | Legal briefing

  07 Jun 2007 - Designers are encouraged to protect the appearance of new products by registration under the Designs Act rather than by relia…

• Design applications in Australia: requirements for filing | Legal briefing

  09 Mar 2007 - There are no forms in Australia that require the applicant's signature at the time of filing. No Power of Attorney is…

• 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…

• Procedure for design registration in Australia | Information sheet

  15 Aug 2005 - The flow chart below outlines the typical steps involved in registering a design in Australia.    …

• The Designs Act 2003 comes into force: what you need to know | Legal briefing

  01 Jul 2004 - The Designs Act 2003 came into force on 17 June 2004 superseding the previous legislation, the Designs Act 1906. The 2003…

• New Australian designs law set to come into force | Legal briefing

  04 Jan 2004 - Australian Designs Law is currently governed by the Designs Act 1906. New legislation, the Designs Act 2003, will come int…

• Summary of the proposed Designs protection reforms in the Designs Bill 2002 | Legal briefing

  01 May 2003 - Currently, Australian designs law is governed by the Designs Act 1906. Although this Act is now almost 100 years old and m…

• New industrial designs legislation to be enacted | Legal briefing

  20 May 1999 - On 16 February this year the Federal Government announced that significant changes are to be made to Australia’s ind…