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Justices Told Fed. Circ. Overstep Claims Are 'Simply Incorrect'
A unit of pharmaceutical company Alvogen on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a petition from the company whose blockbuster IBS drug it's [...]
Big Tech Litigant's Latest Suit Vs. Google Tossed
A Florida federal judge has granted Google's motion to dismiss a patent infringement and antitrust suit from web development company Greenflight targeting the search giant's [...]
'Heat Machine' Maker's Trade Dress Win Clears 8th Circ.
The Eighth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a finding from a bench trial that cleared the Costco supplier behind the "Heat Machine" involved in "a complex [...]
USPTO Director Kathi Vidal Announces She Will Resign in Early December
On the heels of Donald Trump's election win last week, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal today announced on her personal LinkedIn [...]
Amazon Beats Speech Recognition Patent Suit Over Alexa
A federal judge in Virginia has decided that three patents initially issued to Japanese electronics company JVCKenwood Corp. "are ineligible for patent protection," sinking a [...]
HIV Drug Buyers Want Gilead Product Switch Claims Revived
Insurers and benefit plans are asking the Ninth Circuit to revive a chunk of their antitrust case against Gilead, arguing their claims that Gilead delayed [...]
Genasys Reaches Deal With Ex-Workers In Trade Secrets Case
Genasys Inc. has agreed to settle a suit against two former employees it accused of stealing trade secrets to form a competing business, saying they [...]
Huawei Urges Judge To Toss US IP Theft, Fraud Charges
China's Huawei Technologies and its affiliates have asked a Brooklyn federal judge to dismiss the majority of a criminal indictment, slamming allegations that it tried [...]
Judge Locks Down Byju Entity's IP In Ch. 11
A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday voided transfers of an Apple App Store account linked to the insolvent U.S.-based financing arm of Indian education technology giant [...]
Roblox, WowWee Settle Avatar Toy Infringement Case
Online game platform Roblox Corp. has agreed to drop a suit alleging WowWee Group Ltd. sold toys based on Roblox's avatars, saying the two companies [...]
GOP Reps. Propose Another Bill On TRIPS Waivers
A new bill from Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to force the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to file a report [...]
Unsatisfied With $70M UTC Win, Sandoz Appeals To 3rd Circ.
Sandoz Inc. has moved to appeal its already $70 million-plus breach of contract damages win over biopharmaceutical firm United Therapeutics Corp., teeing up a Third [...]
KFC Sues Chicken Rival Church's Over 'Original Recipe' TM
KFC lodged a trademark infringement suit seeking to stop Church's Texas Chicken from using the term "original recipe" to promote its fried chicken, saying in [...]
U.S. National Security and Competitiveness Begins with IP | IPWatchdog Unleashed
I invited Walt to join us for our annual life sciences program this year. My pitch was that we would have a one-on-one conversation that [...]
Designers Can Pursue RICO Claims Against Shein In IP Suit
A California federal judge has ruled that a group of independent designers can pursue racketeering claims against Shein Distribution Corp. and other defendants in a [...]
Penn State TM Jury Asked To Ponder Sponsorship Confusion
A central Pennsylvania federal jury will have to weigh whether consumers are likely to be confused by a Seattle-based online retailer's use of historic logos [...]
Key Territory-Split Licensing Lessons For Life Sciences Cos.
Territory-split deals can allow life sciences companies to maximize products' potential across a range of geographic areas, but these deals also present unique challenges requiring [...]
White Stripes Drop Suit Over Trump's 'Seven Nation Army' Use
Disbanded rock band The White Stripes has agreed to drop their case targeting President-elect Donald Trump over his use of the iconic introductory riff of [...]
Virtual Worlds, Real Rules: EU Parliament’s First Take on IP in the Metaverse
Are trademark rights in the Metaverse as intangible as the world itself, or are they as real as in the ‘real’ world? This is the [...]
Navajo Co. Says Paralegal Blocking Return Of Privileged Docs
A Navajo Nation natural resources company is suing a former paralegal in Colorado state court to enforce a settlement requiring the return of confidential documents [...]
A Look At 2024 NIL Rights And Economies In College Sports
Permutations in the arena of name, image and likeness affecting collegiate athletics have continued unabated this year, and practitioners and industry representatives should anticipate significant [...]
BREAKING: Vidal To Leave USPTO For Private Sector
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Kathi Vidal is stepping down from her role at the agency and will be heading back to the private [...]
Trial Consultant Agrees To Keep Ex-Employer's Biz Info Secret
An ex-employee for jury analysis firm Jury-X has agreed to avoid using the company's confidential information while its trade secrets lawsuit unfolds, according to a [...]
Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Billable Hours Patent Against RELX
The Federal Circuit won't undo a New York federal judge's finding that a Realtime Tracker Inc. patent for tracking billable hours was invalid as an [...]

What you need to know – EU General Data Protection Regulations

29th March 2018 - admin

Did you know that the European Union (EU) has introduced new data protection measures that may apply to Australian businesses? The new set of stronger data protection rules are known as the “General Data Protection Regulation” (GDPR). The new GDPR will strengthen the individual’s right to personal data protection reflecting the nature of data protection […]

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My Photo was Stolen on Instagram

17th March 2018 - admin

Instagram has more than 800 million active users and is one of the most popular social media platforms in the world. This is a huge marketing opportunity as it is an ideal platform for some of the best emerging talent to market their creations. Many people use Instagram to market their designs and artwork, especially […]

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Queensland inks deal with Boeing

7th March 2018 - admin

Boeing the world’s largest aerospace company of commercial jetliners and defence, space and security systems is building its largest autonomous vehicle program outside of the United States in Queensland. Boeing began working in Australia in 1996 and bought Aerospace Technologies of Australia in 1997. In Australia, Boeing is represented by Boeing Australia Holdings Pty Ltd, […]

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How to File a Trade Mark for My Name

3rd March 2018 - admin

A trade mark is generally a word, phrase, slogan, symbol or design or a combination thereof that identifies the source of the goods and services of the trade mark owner, distinguishing them from the goods and services of another brand owner. A trade mark lets others know that the goods and services come only from […]

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IP Lawyers Gold Coast

26th February 2018 - admin

W3IP Law is a specialist firm that focuses on intellectual property, commercial law agreements and Internet law services. As a technology-based law firm, we know that our clients require value, easy to access legal services, fast turn-around and strategic support with their legal requirements. Our highly creative clients include e-commerce, software, technology, drone, and fashion […]

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To the Stars 2024: Gold Coast Aerospace to put Rover on Mars

22nd February 2018 - admin

Gilmour Space Technologies has entered into a Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NASA to put a rover on Mars by 2024. The Gold Coast space company with a subsidiary office in Singapore is developing low-cost launch vehicles for the small satellite payload market. Gilmour Space Technologies backed by venture capital firm Blackbird Ventures and other […]

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Substantially Identical and Deceptively Similar Trade Marks

27th January 2018 - admin

Your trade mark application can be refused on the basis of prior registrations for the same or similar goods or services. Prior registrations may act as a barrier to registration of your trade mark because the earlier mark is the same or similar to your mark. The Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) provides that a […]

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Trade Mark Power in a Name – The “Alice Principle”

9th December 2017 - admin

We often associate legal terms like ‘intellectual property’ and ‘trade mark’ with the protection of names for businesses, but what most people don’t realize is that, our name represents a “brand” and sometimes even a legend, like “Alice in Wonderland”. The protection of our own image and the use of our name in association with […]

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Exploring the Perfect Little Design on our Thailand Trip

5th December 2017 - admin

A design must be novel and original over the “prior art” in order to obtain a valid design registration. The prior art includes designs disclosed by prior use or publication in Australia. The principal object of designs law and the registered designs system in Australia is to: give protection, through the grant of a monopoly […]

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What does it take be an IP Warrior?

24th November 2017 - admin

As an IP Lawyer you are fully dedicated to obtaining a positive result for your client. At W3IP Law, we strive for excellence in everything that we do.  We are known for a broad range of services in intellectual property and preparing commercial agreements, along side contentious work and IP litigation. Companies both in Australia and […]

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