Kathryn Purcell-Hennessy
Je suis Charlie, but it is not a trade mark
21 January 2015
US and Australian trade mark applications have been filed for Je suis Charlie, referencing the murders at offices of French magazine, Charlie Hebdo.
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Senate inquiry into the regulation of digital currency – a move in the right direction?
22 December 2014
senate, nquiry, digital currency, bitcoin, ATO, tax office, australian digital currency commerce association, Sam Dastyari, coinye, kanye, silk road
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BP loses colour trade mark battle
15 July 2014
Another colour trade mark application filed by BP (this time for the shade Pantone 348C) has rejected by Australia's Trade Marks Office
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WIPO program encourages research into neglected diseases
5 May 2014
A novel WIPO program brings IP owners and researchers together to facilitate scientific research into neglected diseases, with the aim of bringing royalty-free treatments to least developed countries.
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US government to hand over Internet domain name role
25 March 2014
Recently the US National Telecommunications & Information Administration (Department of Commerce) (“NTIA”) issued a media release announcing that the US intends to step out of its current role relating to the domain name system (“DNS”) of the Internet, resulting in a fully privatised DNS.
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Meme money: New currency wears sunglasses
16 January 2014
Kanye West sues developers of new bitcoin-inspired Coinye West.
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The (Latest) Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: A small win for the public domain
14 January 2014
We investigate the District Court of Illinois decision Klinger v Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd., confirming that literary characters can be freely used without a licence where copyright has expired on early works in a series.
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