Credit card provider MasterCard has opposed a trademark application by hardware store Masters Home Improvement, after the Woolworths-owned c…
Credit card provider MasterCard has opposed a trademark application by hardware store Masters Home Improvement, after the Woolworths-owned c…
A US court has found the fictional “Clean Slate” software brand in the Dark Knight Rises movie doesn’t infringe the trademark of a rea…
Sentia, a Sydney-based IT development company founded in 2006, says its brand was hurt when the media intelligence company formerly known as…
This article first appeared September 17th, 2010. I have got a fantastic idea for a business but I’m terrified that someone will steal …
A fashion retailer in Perth is battling it out with UK retail giant Arcadia Group, ahead of the expected launch of the UK Topshop brand in t…
They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery right? Heck – I even talk about the concept of “Rip off, expand and duplicate” in one …
It’s a lawyers’ picnic in Sydney with a university and postgraduate facility at legal loggerheads over the use of the name College of Law, i…
Jetstar and Toyota are embroiled in legal proceedings after the budget airline contested Toyota’s plan to trademark its ‘Oh, What a Feeling!…
MasterChef’s George Calombaris has been accused of “bullying tactics” after becoming embroiled in a legal dispute with Mr Whippy over …
This article first appeared on July 15, 2011. What constitutes ‘prior use’ of a trademark? I have applied to register a trademark in Aust…
Sporting goods retailer Paul’s Warehouse has been back in court with the Federal Court finding the retailer’s importation of Lonsdale brande…
With the introduction of the National Business Name Register, does this mean I don’t need to register a trade mark in order to trade across …
