What Are Moral Rights In Copyright?
Ever wondered what keeps your creative masterpiece safe from the world of remixers, rewriters, and third-party users? Welcome to the world of copyright and moral rights! While copyright covers your
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What do the ® and ™ symbols mean and when can I use them?
What does the ® symbol mean? Businesses frequently use the ® symbol and the ™ symbol on their goods, marketing, and promotional material. Both symbols are used to identify trademarks and to signal
What is misleading or deceptive conduct?
Section 18 of Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Law Act 2010 (CTH), or the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), prohibits individuals and companies from engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct during trade or
What is a confidentiality agreement and when do I need one?
A confidentiality agreement (sometimes called a non-disclosure agreement or NDA) is a commercial contract between two or more parties that protects confidential, sensitive or proprietary information from public disclosure. This
What can I do if someone is infringing my intellectual property rights?
Your intellectual property – which can take many forms including trade marks, copyright, patents, registered designs and confidential information, is valuable. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for third parties to
Proposed Domain Name Licensing Changes
Applicants must meet several requirements to register a .au domain name, and some of these rules are about to change. The rules surrounding what constitutes an ‘Australian presence’ to register
Flagrant trade mark infringers to pay additional damages
Blatant trade mark infringers, beware! Previously, under the Trade Marks Act, the monetary compensation that a trade mark registration holder was entitled to, if infringement was established, was either: The
The 5-step guide to stopping a competitor infringing your IP (before going to Court!)
So you’ve come across a competitor copying your brand, design or product. We’ll call them the IP Infringer. Filing legal proceedings in court against the IP Infringer is one path
Innovation Patents to be Abolished
The innovation patent is a second-tier patent system which was introduced in Australia in 2001. It requires that inventions have an innovative step, rather than the higher threshold of an
World Trademark Review 2019
Colin Cheung, Principal and Lawyer at Actuate IP, was recently recognised in the individual rankings for Australia of the 2019 edition of “World Trademark Review – The World’s Leading Trade
What Are Moral Rights In Copyright?
Ever wondered what keeps your creative masterpiece safe from the world of remixers, rewriters, and third-party users? Welcome to the world of copyright and moral rights! While copyright covers your
What do the ® and ™ symbols mean and when can I use them?
What does the ® symbol mean? Businesses frequently use the ® symbol and the ™ symbol on their goods, marketing, and promotional material. Both symbols are used to identify trademarks and to signal
What is misleading or deceptive conduct?
Section 18 of Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Law Act 2010 (CTH), or the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), prohibits individuals and companies from engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct during trade or
What is a confidentiality agreement and when do I need one?
A confidentiality agreement (sometimes called a non-disclosure agreement or NDA) is a commercial contract between two or more parties that protects confidential, sensitive or proprietary information from public disclosure. This
What can I do if someone is infringing my intellectual property rights?
Your intellectual property – which can take many forms including trade marks, copyright, patents, registered designs and confidential information, is valuable. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for third parties to
Proposed Domain Name Licensing Changes
Applicants must meet several requirements to register a .au domain name, and some of these rules are about to change. The rules surrounding what constitutes an ‘Australian presence’ to register
Flagrant trade mark infringers to pay additional damages
Blatant trade mark infringers, beware! Previously, under the Trade Marks Act, the monetary compensation that a trade mark registration holder was entitled to, if infringement was established, was either: The
The 5-step guide to stopping a competitor infringing your IP (before going to Court!)
So you’ve come across a competitor copying your brand, design or product. We’ll call them the IP Infringer. Filing legal proceedings in court against the IP Infringer is one path
Innovation Patents to be Abolished
The innovation patent is a second-tier patent system which was introduced in Australia in 2001. It requires that inventions have an innovative step, rather than the higher threshold of an
World Trademark Review 2019
Colin Cheung, Principal and Lawyer at Actuate IP, was recently recognised in the individual rankings for Australia of the 2019 edition of “World Trademark Review – The World’s Leading Trade
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