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Open Innovation: Getting the IP right in collaborations
Sizing up the key intellectual property issues when embarking on collaboration projectsIn our recent report on our clients’ perspectives on managing …
ACCC issues guidance on competition risks in IP transactions: Beware the inadvertent cartel
The ACCC has issued final Guidelines on how Australia’s competition laws will apply to intellectual property assignments and licences following the …
Is your Australian trade mark culturally appropriate?
In the globalised world in which we live, culture is certainly trending, but brands need to keep cultural sensitivities in mind to avoid marketing …
Australian Patent Update: three key changes underway
Last August we considered IP Australia’s Exposure Draft outlining the potential impact of proposed changes to the Patents Act 1990 (Cth). Following the …
Modifying patented goods post-sale: repairing or remaking?
A recent decision by the Full Federal Court has shed further light on the rights of businesses when selling or acquiring patented goods. The Court has …
Two at Herbert Smith Freehills named In WIPR's 80 Influential Women In IP 2019
Intellectual Property Partners Sue Gilchrist and Sophie Rich have been named in the World Intellectual Property Review's (WIPR) 80 Influential Women in …
Herbert Smith Freehills announces 2019 recipient of its Kathryn Everett Leadership Fellowship for Women
Herbert Smith Freehills is proud to announce that Ms Bianca Janovic is the 2019 recipient of the firm’s Kathryn Everett Leadership Fellowship for …
Regulating the barrel to stop the bad apples
Franchisors and investors in them are the subject of criticism in the latest Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial …
Fish oil capsules fail the sniff test for ‘Made in Australia’ claims
The Federal Court has issued its first decision on the new ‘substantial transformation’ test since the commencement of Australia’s new country of origin …
Copyright holders in a stronger position to combat online infringement
Australian copyright holders are in a stronger position to block online infringement following recent amendments to the Australian Copyright Act. Key …
Computer-implemented advertising method can rock on
Over recent years there has been doubt about the extent to which computer-implemented business methods and processes could be the proper subject of …
ACCC Inquiry into Digital Platforms
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has conducted a broad-reaching inquiry to consider the impact of digital platforms – …
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