Willy the Wizard v J K Rowling: Your exclusive IP Whiteboard analysis
7 April 2010
Many of our readers will recall that our intrepid IP Whiteboard team recently purchased Willy the Wizard: No 1 Livid Land.
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Natalie Hickey
Tiger and Lara – the public, the private and the inappropriate
18 March 2010
Tiger Woods’ announcement yesterday that he will return to professional golf at the US Masters in Augusta provides a (very loose) opportunity to discuss “how times have changed” when it comes to permissible speech.
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Can Willy the Wizard pass the “Goblet of Fire” test?
19 February 2010
The Adventures of Willy the Wizard No 1: Livid Land, is apparently a small book, under 40 pages long.
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New Federal Court ruling on copyright in compilations
15 February 2010
In a case bearing similarities to the 2002 Full Federal Court decision of Desktop Marketing Systems v Telstra, which upheld Telstra’s copyright in White Pages® and Yellow Pages® directories, a single judge of the Federal Court has now found against Telstra and Sensis in proceedings brought against a company called Phone Directories Company Pty Ltd (PDC).
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Merry Christmas!
23 December 2009
On behalf of everyone in the IP Whiteboard team, I’d like to wish you and your families a happy and relaxing festive season.
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Science helps Advertising Standards Board evaluate Red Bull claims
18 December 2009
Rightly or wrongly, complaint resolution mechanisms in self-regulated industries have – from time to time – been unfavourably compared to judicial systems.
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PepsiCo retains sparkle in Aquafina defence
10 November 2009
Last month, reports from as far as the Himalayan Times to Caribbean Business reported on a default judgment entered against PepsiCo for US $1.28 billion for apparently ‘stealing’ an idea to sell purified water from two men.
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Second Bite of the Cheesy: ‘New Vegemite’ Named
7 October 2009
Vegemite Cheesybite has been announced today as the popular winner (36% of 30,000 votes) of Kraft’s naming competition, after iSnack2.0 bit the dust late last week.
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iSnack2.0 or “Frank”?
29 September 2009
Dean Robbins is the winner of Vegemite’s ‘Name Me’ competition.
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