Author: Nicole Murdoch

9 September 2024

With multiple brands renaming, opportunistic traders may be tempted to adopt the name of a disused Trade Mark. But the…

1 September 2024

Who would have patent rights to an Australian Coronavirus cure? While Australian scientists and medical researchers race to find a…

24 August 2024

Patents and the Right of Repair – Ink dries on Re-making patented goods in the Full Court In  Calidad Pty…

16 August 2024

8 August 2024

Intellectual property refers to intangible creations of the human intellect. From the shape of a Coca-Cola bottle to the iconic…

31 July 2024

Police Phone Tracking of Quarantine Contacts Heralds New Era in Virus War The probability of Australian police using mobile phone…

23 July 2024

Background What might have begun as cutesy snaps of the baby circulating to a friends group has grown into startup…

15 July 2024

In October 2021, we analysed the Federal Court’s decision in Caterpillar Inc v Puma SE [2021] FCA 1014, in which…

7 July 2024

Caterpillar Inc ( Caterpillar ), the world’s largest heavy equipment manufacturer, has successfully appealed against the Trade Marks Registrar’s decision…

29 June 2024

Townsville’s Jeff Geaney purchased the domain magicmillions.com two-and-a-half years ago from an American company for about $2500. He is now…