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.  …

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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.

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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.

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Telstra ordered to release the identity of prospective copyright infringers

Federal Court uses preliminary discovery mechanism to identity suspected copyright infringers.

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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In the world of Google Adwords, is your competitor’s trade mark fair game?

The use of a competitor’s name can be trade mark infringement or misleading and deceptive conduct, depending on the representation made in the sponsored link…

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