Proposed Domain Name Licensing Changes
In order to register a .au domain name, there are a number of requirements that applicants must meet. Some of these rules are about to change.
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Brazil joins the Madrid Protocol
Brazil is the latest country to join the Madrid Protocol – its accession came into force on 2 October 2019.
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China Tackles Bad Faith Trade Marks
China currently operates a first-to-file trade mark system, meaning that the first person to file a trade mark application in China is considered the...
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Innovation Patents to be Abolished
The innovation patent is a second-tier patent system which was introduced in Australia in 2001.
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Impact of Brexit on Trade Mark Rights
With the uncertainties surrounding Brexit, you may be wondering what will happen to your EU trade mark if the UK does leave the European Union.
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Canada Joins the Madrid Protocol
The Madrid Protocol is the international convention for registering trade marks across multiple jurisdictions with a single application.
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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...
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Flagrant trade mark infringers to pay additional damages
Blatant trade mark infringers beware!
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5 reasons why Fixed Fee IP Services is better for your business.
As you may know, we’ve dropped time based billing. So no more billing in 6 minute increments. Why?
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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...
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Changes to the Australian customs seizures process
Beneficial changes for trade-mark owners to the Australian customers seizures process
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The 5 step guide to taking your competitor to court for infringing your IP
It’s a big step starting legal proceedings against your competitor (we will call them the IP Infringer). Before reaching this stage, you should have...
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