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Eat your own words: Caporaso loses trade mark battle against Italian food hall Mercato Centrale

13 February 2025
The decision of Caporaso Pty Ltd v Mercato Centrale Australia Pty Ltd [2024] FCAFC 156 demonstrates how important it is not to embellish the degree of use of a trade mark, as failure to do so could render the mark vulnerable to cancellation. It also provides useful reminders on why it is so important to consider trade marks a whole when registering a trade mark and how it could impact any potential trade mark infringement disputes in the future, as well as how the Federal Court treats non-English words used in trade marks.
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‘Have you any dreams you’d like to sell?’ Fleetwood Mac producer in copyright tiff with Broadway playwright

28 November 2024
Last month, Ken Caillat, author of the memoir Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album (Making Rumours) and producer of the album itself, commenced copyright infringement proceedings together with his co-author Steven Stiefel against the creators of the Broadway play Stereophonic in the United States District Court in New York.
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