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Employer Liability For Employee Software Infringement In New Zealand

Employers should have clear software usage policies in place to reduce the risk of liability and demonstrate reasonable steps were taken to prevent infringement.

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LegalVision

The Power Of GI Protection: The Battle Over Names In The Global Drinks Market

An application error has occurred on the Novagraaf website, preventing the page from loading properly. This client-side exception indicates a technical issue that requires browser console investigation to diagnose the underlying problem.

European Union IP

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Novagraaf Group

Popstar Katy Perry Loses To Katie Perry, Fashion Designer, In Trademark Dispute

An application error has occurred on the Novagraaf website, preventing the page from loading properly. This client-side exception requires browser console investigation to identify the underlying...

European Union IP

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Novagraaf Group

Geografische aanduidingen in de wijn- en spiritssector: strijd om beschermde namen

An application error has occurred on the Novagraaf website, preventing the page from loading properly. This client-side exception indicates a technical issue that requires browser console investigation to diagnose...

European Union IP

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Novagraaf Group

Katy And Katie : The Fashion Designer And The Pop Star

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ENS

Dividing And Conquering: Best Method Obligations Follow Every Divisional Patent Application

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K&L Gates LLP

Amazon Brand Registry: The Trade Mark Tool You’re Overlooking

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Bed Bath ‘N’ Table V GRBA: When Similar Trade Marks Become Misleading

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

Trade Mark Risk In Product Launches: Court Orders Withdrawal Of 47,000 Gift Cards

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Katy Perry verliest van Katie Perry: High Court begrenst merkreputatie

European Union IP

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Novagraaf Group

IP Australia Releases Consultation Paper On IP Reforms

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Too Late To Antedate: A Sandbagging Strategy Struck

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Irwin IP

Katy Perry and Katie Perry: Why Fame is not Paramount in Trade Mark Litigation

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Piper Alderman

A spread stoush in Kraft v Bega: Lessons on the assignment of unregistered trade marks and underlying goodwill

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Pointon Partners

Australia: Inside Safety Podcast Series - Episode 5 - The Cost Of Reputation (Podcast)

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Inside IR Podcast Series - Episode 30 Psychosocial Health In Times Of Workplace Change (Video)

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Podcast: SMSFs With CGW – What Is Happening With Division 296 Tax? (Tax On Large Superannuation Balances)

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Cooper Grace Ward

Refinancings And High Energy Costs Set To Drive Australian Restructurings In The Year Ahead (Podcast)

Australia Insolvency

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A&O Shearman

Michael Byrnes discusses the Westpac WFH case on 2SM with Tim Webster

Australia Employment

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Swaab

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Practitioners must keep pace with SE Asia's IP modernisation

Pactitioners must adapt to process changes within IP systems, as well as be mindful of the implications of tech on their practices.

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Spruson & Ferguson

Generative AI And IP: Key Legal Considerations For Australian Businesses

Learn how existing laws apply and how to safeguard your organisation's IP rights.

Australia Technology

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Understanding intellectual property in the construction industry

Relevance of IP in the construction sector and highlight common issues that can arise when IP rights are not clearly understood or properly managed.

Australia Real Estate

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Holding Redlich

Latest Statistics In The 2025 IP Australia Intellectual Property Report

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Spruson & Ferguson

Intellectual property in commercial contract templates

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Holding Redlich

Australia | Design protection: IP Australia's bold reforms for the Digital Age

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Spruson & Ferguson

Being assertive comes at a price – IP Australia fee hike

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McCabes

Game of phones: 7 things to consider when developing an app

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LegalVision

Native Extracts v Plant Extracts: essential elements of confidential information claims

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Piper Alderman

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Trademark

Popstar Katy Perry Loses To Katie Perry, Fashion Designer, In Trademark Dispute

An application error has occurred on the Novagraaf website, preventing the page from loading properly. This client-side exception requires browser console investigation to identify the underlying...

European Union IP

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Novagraaf Group

Katy And Katie : The Fashion Designer And The Pop Star

The dispute started back in 2009 following the spread of singer, Katy Perry’s, popularity internationally as a result of her live performances and her music being played...

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ENS

Amazon Brand Registry: The Trade Mark Tool You’re Overlooking

Large corporates have taken big slices of the e-commerce retail pie, but Amazon stands out as a company committed to protecting the intellectual property rights of its sellers, and even its non-sellers.

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Bed Bath ‘N’ Table V GRBA: When Similar Trade Marks Become Misleading

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

Trade Mark Risk In Product Launches: Court Orders Withdrawal Of 47,000 Gift Cards

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Katy Perry verliest van Katie Perry: High Court begrenst merkreputatie

European Union IP

NG

Novagraaf Group

IP Australia Releases Consultation Paper On IP Reforms

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Alright, Alright, Our Rights? Generative AI And Celebrity Voices

Australia Technology

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Mills Oakley

Katy Perry and Katie Perry: Why Fame is not Paramount in Trade Mark Litigation

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Piper Alderman

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Patent

Dividing And Conquering: Best Method Obligations Follow Every Divisional Patent Application

In an important decision, the Full Federal Court in The NOCO Company v Brown and Watson International held that the relevant date for assessing the best method known to the applicants is the filing date...

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K&L Gates LLP

IP Australia Releases Consultation Paper On IP Reforms

IP Australia (IPA) has released a consultation paper (Paper) proposing several possible reforms to intellectual property legislation, with the objective to "streamline and simplify" regulation of registered IP...

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Too Late To Antedate: A Sandbagging Strategy Struck

In Implicit v. Sonos, the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB's refusal to let Implicit use post-decision certificates of correction to introduce a new antedating...

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Irwin IP

Market Exclusivity and Data Exclusivity included in Drug Administration Law revisions

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Spruson & Ferguson

Lessons from recent interlocutory injunctions in pharmaceutical patent cases

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Spruson & Ferguson

NOW the final algorithm: High Court refuses special leave in Aristocrat

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Piper Alderman

Aristocrat case update - Special leave refused

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

PCT Minimum Documentation Expands To Improve Search Quality

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Spruson & Ferguson

Practitioners must keep pace with SE Asia's IP modernisation

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Spruson & Ferguson

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Licensing & Syndication

Plant breeder's rights and managed apples: what's changing in Australia

For 2026 planning, apple businesses must prioritise licensed access and strict PBR compliance across the supply chain as branded variety programs dominate the market.

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

Practitioners must keep pace with SE Asia's IP modernisation

Pactitioners must adapt to process changes within IP systems, as well as be mindful of the implications of tech on their practices.

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Generative AI And IP: Key Legal Considerations For Australian Businesses

Learn how existing laws apply and how to safeguard your organisation's IP rights.

Australia Technology

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Moral Rights and Films – McCallum v Projector Films Pty Ltd

PA

Piper Alderman

Understanding intellectual property in the construction industry

Australia Real Estate

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Holding Redlich

Why Skyportz Is Giving Away Its Patented Vertiport Tech...... For Free

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Marks & Clerk

Latest Statistics In The 2025 IP Australia Intellectual Property Report

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Spruson & Ferguson

IP and The Gambler

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

Intellectual property enforcement trends positive for foreign entities

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Spruson & Ferguson

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Latest Videos

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Retroactive foreign filing licences for patents

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

How do you protect your ideas?

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

Illustrated Plainly: Which IP Right Is Best For Me? (Video)

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AJ Park

AJ Park's Illustrated Plainly: Patent Process 101 (Video)

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AJ Park

AJ Park's Illustrated Plainly: Trade Marks 101 (Video)

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AJ Park

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