Pepsi: maximum taste, no royalty
In ruling against the ATO, the High Court stressed a few key points that hint at how diverted profits and royalty withholding tax should be…
By Hugh Paynter, Ryan Leslie, Toby Eggleston and Naison Seery - 2 min read
AI cannot be an inventor: Thaler litigation update
Issues raised by the litigation run deeper than technical issues of IP, and challenge our understanding of concepts such as the nature of personhood and…
By Andrew Horne - 2 min read
A cautionary tale for IP settlement agreements
Parties in IP disputes should carefully scrutinise any proposed settlement agreement to overcome any cartel or competition concerns under the Competition and Consumer Act. …
By Cynthia Cochrane SC and Catherine Bembrick - 2 min read
Federal Court recognises AI system as ‘inventor’
In a worldwide, ground-breaking decision of the Federal Court, it was determined that inventors of patentable inventions do not need to be human.
By Natalie P. Stoianoff - 11 min read
Vaccine equity and the case for limiting patent rights
An examination of the hot topic of vaccine nationalism and the case for limiting the lucrative monopolies of COVID-19 vaccine patents.
By Dr Dilan Thampapillai - 3 min read
Telstra ordered to release the identity of prospective copyright infringers
Federal Court uses preliminary discovery mechanism to identity suspected copyright infringers.
By Grant Hansen - 2 min read
Paying the price: sentencing for criminal cartel conduct
Recent cases provide guidance on how courts will approach sentencing of corporations and individuals for criminal cartel conduct.
By Catherine Bembrick and Liana Witt - 4 min read
Anti-competitive IP transactions under the spotlight
The ACCC has issued new guidelines setting out how it will approach anti-competitive IP transactions following amendments to the Competition and Consumer Act. By CYNTHIA…
By Cynthia Cochrane SC and Catherine Bembrick - 7 min read
Repeal of IP exemption sees companies racing to review contracts
Changes to competition law repeal IP exemption – now is the time to review IP contracts. By BIANCA BREAKSPEAR, JAKE GRANT, PAUL MCLAUGHLAN and HANNAH…
By Belinda Breakspear, Jake Grant, Paul McLachlan and Hannah Fas - 1 min read
Content denied: ISPs ordered to block overseas piracy websites
Online copyright infringement is a major issue, as the internet allows users to easily share pirated content without permission or payment. By ANITA CADE and…
By Anita Cade and Marlia Saunders - 2 min read
OZEMITE: use it or lose it?
The Federal Court has ruled a trade mark owner can have used it even when not a single sale of a product bearing the mark…
By Clare Young - 2 min read