What are Zombie Trademarks ?

23 06 2017

Zombie Trademarks or "Dead" trademarks may still give the original owner the right to prevent someone else from bringing their trademark back to life. What are Zombie

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Generic Trademarks Elliot v Google

05 06 2017

Google has fought off an attempt to have their trademarks for ‘GOOGLE’ cancelled in the United States after a 3.5 year long court battle. In 2012, Chris Gillespie

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Own Name Defence to Trademark Infringement

27 07 2016

A trademark battle over the term “Flexopack” has provided useful insights into the “Own Name” Defence contained under Section 122(1)(a) of the Trade Marks Act.

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Brexit and its impact on UK and EU trade mark rights

26 07 2016

Last month the UK voted to leave the European Union, leaving many questions unanswered about how this will affect existing EU trade mark rights and their enforceability i

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What is Reverse Domain Name Hijacking ?

19 07 2016

The term Reverse Domain Name Hijacking or RDNH is becoming more prevalent as the cost and availability of valuable domain names makes them less attainable. What is Rever

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Can foreigners register .au domain names ?

11 07 2016

Over the past few years there has been a greater interest in the purchase and or registration of .au domain names by non-Australians. The good news is that auDA Policy al

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3 key legal issues for every start up business

08 04 2016

You’d be surprised at how many start ups enter the market without the appropriate legal documents protecting their interests. Of course it is an exciting time watching

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What to do when someone infringes your trademark

23 03 2016

Imagine discovering someone else using your trademark. The trademark, that you have spent hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars developing. What would you do? Estab

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