By: Melinda Upton, Nicholas Boyle, Jessie Buchan, Lucy Meadley and Valiant Warzecha Businesses are constantly looking for an extra dimension that will allow their brand to cut through the saturation of the modern world. Increasingly, corporate re-brands or brand refreshes are including bespoke musical themes known as ‘sound identities’ or ‘audio brands’ to create a … Continue Reading
By Rohan Singh, Jessica Noakesmith and Brett Shandler Universal Music Australia Pty Limited v TPG Internet Pty Ltd [2017] FCA 435 (28 April 2017) (Universal Music) Last week in the Federal Court of Australia, over thirty internet service providers (ISPs) including TPG, Optus and Telstra were ordered to block access to the torrenting website KickassTorrents … Continue Reading
By Josephine Gardiner (Sydney) Australia’s best-known horse racing event, the Melbourne Cup is on today. The race is known to stop the nation… but that’s not all they’re stopping for! Floral frocks, feathers and fascinators – the event is a real life fashion show with its own catwalk known as ‘Fashions on the Field’. The … Continue Reading
Authored by Melinda Upton IP Australia, the body governing IP in Australia, has released its 2016 Intellectual Property Report. The report aims to promote awareness of IP rights and discuss the latest IP statistics. The report shows that in 2015: patent applications grew by 10 per cent with 28,605 standard patent applications a record number … Continue Reading
By Melinda Upton, Jessie Buchan and Courtney Adamson (Sydney) Prior to 2014, the majority of large global retailers were electing to take a somewhat soft approach to their entry into the Australian retail market. By opening up websites locally and/or shipping to Australia via online means, overseas retailers were able to follow a low-cost, low-risk way … Continue Reading
By Courtney Adamson The term “limping trademark” was first coined by Justice Jacob in Philips Electronics NV v Remington Consumer Products (1997) 40 IPR 279 to describe a mark that was not capable of fulfilling the role of a trademark without further elements of a company’s branding. In this case, the mark in question was … Continue Reading
