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Acorda Says Tribunal Ignored Patent Law In MS Drug Feud
Acorda Pharmaceuticals pressed the Federal Circuit to award it nearly $66 million more than the $16.5 million it won in arbitration against Irish biopharmaceutical company [...]
Reddit Reveals Patent Complaint From Nokia As IPO Nears
Reddit Inc. on Tuesday said it received a letter from Nokia Corp. alleging that it has infringed certain Nokia patents, a disclosure that comes just [...]
Netflix Can't Get PTAB To Ax Patent After Ownership Dispute
A board of administrative patent judges has decided to shut down its review of a data communications network patent that a Finnish businessman claimed to [...]
Law Firm Hit With Suit Over Abandoned Patent Application
A Louisiana-based medical software company has sued a law firm that was hired to help it with an application for a patent for its platform, [...]
Full 4th Circ. Won't Hear Record Labels' Piracy Fight With ISP
The Fourth Circuit will not reconsider its decision to vacate a $1 billion verdict against Cox Communications for allowing piracy on its networks, it said [...]
NY Times Says Microsoft's AI 'Free-Riding' Threatens Revenue
The New York Times blasted Microsoft's contention that the paper hasn't provided "real-world" examples of ChatGPT lifting its content, contending Monday its complaint references "widely-publicized" [...]
US Chamber Report Details Digital Trade 'Peril' For USTR
Digital trade is growing faster than the U.S. economy overall and supporting approximately 3 million jobs, but the sector is in "peril" due to the [...]
IP Goes Pop! – USPTO History Matters
This episode of IP Goes Pop!® takes listeners on an intimate journey into the archives of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and [...]
Future Of Judge-Shopping Reform Hazy After Rule Proposal
The policymaking body for U.S. courts provoked a stir last week when it proposed a rule designed to cut back on "judge shopping," with observers [...]
Amazon Prevails In University's Patent Suit Over Alexa
A New York federal judge has cleared Amazon in a case where a research university said its language processing patent was being infringed by the [...]
Insurer Meets 6th Circ. Resistance In Bid To Undo Amway Win
Sixth Circuit judges appeared skeptical Tuesday of an AIG unit's argument that it shouldn't have to defend and indemnify Amway Corp. in copyright litigation, with [...]
J&J Says Former Exec Stole Thousands Of Files In Move To Pfizer
Johnson & Johnson has sued a former competitive strategy director in New Jersey federal court, claiming he illegally downloaded thousands of confidential files on his [...]
Jackpocket App Co. Leaves 2nd Circ. Empty-Handed
A lottery startup called Jackpocket Inc. that DraftKings Inc. bought last month has failed to persuade the Second Circuit to disturb a ruling out of a [...]
Compliance Steps After ABA White Collar Crime Conference
Senior law enforcement officials’ statements this month at the American Bar Association's white collar crime conference suggest government enforcement efforts this year will increasingly focus [...]
2 Issues For Venture-Backed Climate Tech Startups To Avoid
As climate tech startups become more common, poor equity dilution management and stacked seed financing are two common pitfalls that apply more acutely to climate [...]
Warhol Foundation Will Pay $22K To End 'Orange Prince' Row
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has agreed to pay photographer Lynn Goldsmith about $21,500 to settle a dispute that reached the U.S. [...]
Cannabis Case Lights Up Benefits Of Creative IP Protection
A recently filed California federal court case, The Holding Company v. Pacific West Distributors, illustrates potential creative strategies cannabis companies can use to build intellectual [...]
4 Things To Watch In Reddit's Coming IPO
Social media platform Reddit Inc. aims to go public this week in a potentially landmark initial public offering that carries distinct risks but, if successful, [...]
Law Professors Say Judicial Conference’s Guidance on Case Assignment Practices is ‘Toothless’
Last week, the Judicial Conference of the United States issued guidance on recently announced changes to case assignment policies designed to prevent gamesmanship in litigation [...]
Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against [...]
Patent Suit Over AstraZeneca's Tagrisso Heads To Jury
A Delaware federal judge said Monday that there are too many "genuine factual disputes" to end a lawsuit from a Pfizer brand claiming it developed a [...]
Fed. Circ. Won't Block Intel License Defense In Calif. Case
The Federal Circuit on Monday refused to undo a California judge's order letting Intel argue that it has a license to VLSI's microchip patents in [...]
2nd Circ. Rejects 'New Standard' Of Patent Monopolies
A Second Circuit panel on Monday revived antitrust allegations accusing Novartis of concealing the true history of an eye syringe treatment's development from the U.S. [...]
Corteva Wants Jury Trial In FTC Pesticides Case
Corteva has demanded a jury trial for the Federal Trade Commission's case in North Carolina federal court accusing Corteva and Syngenta of blocking competition from [...]

Design Registration in Australia

6th July 2018 - admin

What is a design? The Designs Act 2003 (Cth) defines a design in relation to a product as meaning the overall appearance of the product resulting from one or more visual features of the product. Design registration is intended to protect designs which have an industrial or commercial use. The purpose of design registration is […]

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Trade Mark Infringement: “TACO Tuesday” OR “TACO SUES’DAY”?

29th June 2018 - admin

A popular pub in Melbourne’s Footscray has received a cease and desist letter from the popular Mexican chain franchise “Salsas Fresh Mex”. The letter alleges that the pub “The Reverence Hotel” is infringing the intellectual property rights of Salsas as the owners of the trade mark “Taco Tuesday”, and demands that The Reverence immediately stop […]

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Sydney IP Lawyers Update : IPSANZ Conference

17th June 2018 - admin

W3IP Law attended the IPSANZ conference in Sydney hosted by Gilbert +Tobin Lawyers, and presented by Clive Elliot QC. The conference provided an update on Australian and New Zealand IP law and recent developments. Clive addressed some new and exciting case law and areas of IP reform in both NZ and Australia. This article will […]

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EVENT   |   15th June, 2018

TEDx Sydney 2018 To Share Ideas worth Spreading

The theme of this year’s event is to explore the theme “HumanKind”. A platform to propagate Australian creativity and innovation. A unique and inspiring day of talks, performances, films and debate. Says TEDxSydney’s Head of Curation, Fenella Kernebone: “TEDxSydney is the ultimate destination for curious minds, game-changers and for those who seek to be inspired. […]

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What is a Sales Agency Agreement?

6th June 2018 - admin

In certain circumstances, a person will appoint another person to act on its or his or her behalf. The former is the Principal and the latter are the Agent. The Agent may act on behalf of the Principal to bring about legal relations between the Principal and a third party.A Sales Agency Agreement outlines the rights […]

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Cryptocurrencies and Trade Mark Infringement

29th May 2018 - admin

In recent news, UAE based ‘crypto’ company “Alibabacoin Foundation” are being sued by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding. The proceedings allege that the UAE company are “intentionally misleading” consumers as to the false connection between the two companies. Alibaba is seeking damages for violation of its intellectual property rights and an injunction restraining the […]

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The Impact of Brexit on EU Trade Marks

18th May 2018 - admin

What will be the fate of EU trade marks after the United Kingdom departs from the European Union? The UK is set to leave the EU on the 29 March 2019. This means that any intellectual property (IP) registered in the EU, will no longer have any legal effect in the UK after the departure […]

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Intellectual Property Commercialisation

8th May 2018 - admin

For many Australian companies, China represents a substantial market share or at least the potential to increase the size of a company’s business. Integration into the Chinese market, however, can be a significant challenge for businesses and can come at a risk to any existing or future IP Rights of that business. This article offers […]

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“The Right to be Forgotten”: Google Loses Landmark Case

24th April 2018 - admin

Google has been defeated in the English High Court this month by a businessman who was previously convicted of a surveillance offence, in an important “right to be forgotten” ruling. The case sets a momentous precedent for personal privacy rights against conflicting public interest considerations. The High Court considered that the applicable legislation –  the […]

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Protecting Your Brand – Adidas and Reebok Take Legal Action

15th April 2018 - admin

Adidas and Reebok have together taken legal action against 53 e-commerce sites for trade mark infringement, counterfeiting and unfair competition. The well-known sporting giants have alleged that the e-commerce sites have been “promoting, selling, offering for sale, and distributing goods bearing counterfeits” and imitations of the popular brands goods. Subsequently, the sporting giants have filed […]

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