More Than Money: Protecting Brand and Reputation in Sponsorship Agreements
6 May 2025
Caroline Hayward and Mia Judkins discuss protecting your brand and reputation in sponsorship agreements.
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No One Throws A Party Like A Lawyer: Avoiding Social Season Risks Without Losing The Fun!
13 November 2023
Caroline Hayward and Yasmin Milligan give the tips you need to throw a work party like there are not 1999 risks involved – or at least, to manage those risks.“Every party needs a pooper, that's why I'm inviting you…” [Source: anyone throwing a party]Despite our differences every lawyer in the world shares one thing in common: we have all been called the fun police. In our November edition, we pay homage to this nickname and look at events from a legal perspective (part-ay).
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Claiming costs to defend a parallel patent invalidation case? China’s Supreme People’s Court rules ‘no’
30 May 2023
If a patentee brings a case against an accused infringer - and that infringer previously challenged the patent - can the patentee claim the legal costs of defending the earlier challenge? After a long dispute running for several years, the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China (SPC) has given a clear NO answer in a patent infringement case between Jinnuo Co., Ltd and Jinli Co., Ltd.
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Burger case bounces In-N-Out of court in meaty appeal
9 February 2021
Since our breakdown in March 2020 of Justice Katzmann’s ruling in the Federal Court in favour of American burger chain In-N-Out in its bitter trademark dispute with local Australian company Hashtag Burgers Pty Ltd of DOWN-N-OUT (now Plan B) notoriety, another round of this sizzling hot battle of the burgers has been fought before the Full Court.
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A sign of the times – Compagnie des Montres Longines S.A. v Point Tec Products Electronic GmbH
29 June 2020
Wearables are all the rage nowadays, but some of us still sport watches with an analogue face.
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Cheesy on the eyes – the string cheese characters of the trade mark decision of Bega Cheese Limited v Saputo Cheese USA Inc
12 June 2020
From fifty shades of gruyere to cheddar ideas, we in the IP team love cheese in all shapes and forms including… string cheese?
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Mr Worldwide’s great American ‘scream’ – protection granted for Pitbull’s famous yell
24 April 2020
American rapper, singer and songwriter Pitbull (Armando Christian Pérez) has successfully trade marked his tell-tale yell ‘EEEEEEEYOOOOOO!’ that features heavily in most of his songs.
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A way forward for Wayback Machine evidence
8 November 2019
The Wayback Machine,[1] a digital archive that stores historical copies of websites at specific points in time, is the scourge of former keyboard warriors wishing they could scrub the internet of cringe-inducing Myspace profiles or angsty blog posts.
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Repeal of the IP exemption: What does this mean for you?
14 March 2019
Licensors and licensees of intellectual property rights need to act now to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act.
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Biotech Insights: 2018 industry snapshot and key trends
1 June 2018
With the latest Scientific American, Worldwide Scorecard ranking Australia in the top five bio-economies globally, Australia’s biotechnology and life sciences sector continues to show healthy performance for the fifth consecutive year.
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