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Intellectual Property news and insights for Australia’s small and medium business owners and entrepreneurs. Read the latest intellectual property news, trends and features and entrepreneur interviews about the intellectual property industry. Or search for intellectual property on SmartCompany. |
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Counterfeit merchandise domain names seized ahead of NFL Super Bowl Andrew Sadauskas The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency have seized 307 domain names for allegedly selling counterfeit merchandise, ahead of the NFL Super Bowl. | Sunday, 5 February 2012 |
Apple faces new patent infringement lawsuit Patrick Stafford Apple is facing a new lawsuit over a patent that was originally owned by LG Electronics, according to a new report from the blog Patently Apple. | Monday, 8 August 2011 |
Latest Facebook ownership claim gets animated Madeleine Heffernan The prospect of yet another legal battle over the ownership of Facebook has inspired Taiwanese animators to get involved. | Thursday, 14 April 2011 |
Judge overturns jury’s $600m patent win against Apple James Thomson A US District Court has vacated a jury's decision to award $660 million in damages to a man who claimed Apple has infringed three patents covering a document management display system. | Wednesday, 6 April 2011 |
Minnesota woman fined for pirating songs Patrick Stafford A jury has ordered a Minnesota woman to pay $US1.5 million to a number of music companies for downloading 24 copyrighted songs. | Sunday, 7 November 2010 |
Google treated like scapegoat, chief executive accuses Patrick Stafford Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has said the company is being used as a scapegoat by newspaper publishers, but maintains the internet giant will help them gain revenue. | Sunday, 6 December 2009 |
Nokia goes up against Apple Patrick Stafford Apple could be forced to pay up to $US1 billion for the technology used in its iPhone devices as a result of legal action initiated by Nokia. | Monday, 26 October 2009 |
Pirate Bay deals with major record label Patrick Stafford Despite The Pirate Bay’s troubles of late, the file-sharing site is close to landing a deal with one of the world’s major record labels. | Thursday, 6 August 2009 |
Facebook loses court battle against rival Patrick Stafford Facebook was told it provided insufficient evidence to its own lawsuit, and lost. | Wednesday, 17 June 2009 |
Apple’s mulls device for skiers and snowboarders Patrick Stafford First it was tech aids for athletes, next iPods could be support devices for skiers and snowboarders. | Sunday, 14 June 2009 |
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Sydney video game studio Team Bondi in administration Patrick Stafford Sydney-based video game development studio Team Bondi, the company responsible for one of the industry’s most successful games of the year, has collapsed into administration. | Thursday, 1 September 2011 |
Legal expert warns SMEs to consider registering XXX domain names to prevent cyber squatting Patrick Stafford Businesses are being warned to register their trademarks under the new .xxx domain name system so that cyber squatters don't get in first, leading to the possibility of consumers being misled or a brand being tarnished. | Thursday, 1 September 2011 |
More gadgets could be blocked from Australia as Samsung forced to further delay Galaxy Tab Patrick Stafford The tech industry should be prepared for more litigation over patents and the possibility that more products could be blocked from sale, experts are warning, after Apple yet again blocked Samsung from selling its Galaxy tablet in Australia yesterday. | Tuesday, 30 August 2011 |
iSoft co-founder Gary Cohen to start new investment firm for Australian tech Patrick Stafford iSoft founder and former chief executive Gary Cohen will launch a new investment firm to focus on software and IT businesses carrying strong intellectual property rights, he has announced. | Tuesday, 23 August 2011 |
Google buys Motorola Mobility for $US12bn to power Android, gain upper ground in patent war Patrick Stafford Google will buy Motorola Mobility for $US12.5 billion in a move that nets the company a treasure trove of patents and an increased market share that will make it one of the biggest manufacturers of Android-based smartphones in the United States and the world. | Tuesday, 16 August 2011 |
AFACT invites ISPs to discuss copyright theft after Americans implement six strikes system Patrick Stafford Copyright Federation looks to start talks with ISPs but says the move is not connected to American push for six strikes rules. | Tuesday, 12 July 2011 |
Scoopon accuses beauty site of trademark infringement over the word “scoop” Michelle Hammond Niche group buying site Bellabuy, formerly Beautyscoop, says it was forced to change its name after group buying giant Scoopon accused the start-up of trademark infringement based on the word “scoop” in its business name. | Monday, 4 July 2011 |
PayPal accuses Google executives of stealing secrets for mobile payments Patrick Stafford Google has vowed to defend itself after online payments group PayPal said it would sue the company for allegedly using secrets stolen by two ex-PayPal executives to develop its new mobile wallet system. | Monday, 30 May 2011 |
Apple defends small developers against patent infringement claims Patrick Stafford Apple has come to the defence of its developer community, stating in a letter that individual app makers should not be targeted for alleged patent misuse. | Tuesday, 24 May 2011 |
Organic food SME loses bid to stop Woolworths ad campaign, but trademark trial to proceed James Thomson A small organic foods business has failed in its attempt to stop Woolworths from using the phrase “honest to goodness” in its latest advertising campaign. | Monday, 28 March 2011 |
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The new branding battleground Madeleine Heffernan If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, suppliers to Australia's supermarket sector have plenty to feel flattered about. | Thursday, 13 October 2011 |
Lessons from a trade mark war Nina Hendy SMEs across Australia have watched on as small organic food supplier Honest to Goodness takes on Woolworths for alleged trade mark infringement. So what are the lessons to be learned from this battle? | Wednesday, 13 April 2011 |
How to prevent staff stealing your secrets and sales Nina Hendy What can your business do to protect itself from intellectual theft? | Monday, 19 April 2010 |
Iron-clad protection Tom McKaskill Protect your product or service by intellectual property registration, or you risk losing your advantage to the compeition. | Thursday, 23 July 2009 |
Your HR recession survival plan The focus of businesses everywhere has changed from tentative growth to outright survival mode. But there are staffing mistakes that every company still needs to avoid. ANDREW DOUGLAS flags the warning signs. | Monday, 19 January 2009 |
How regulation can actually help your business Regulations are the natural enemy of business, but often they will provide opportunities to win new business by providing solutions to customers' compliance problems. TOM McKASKILL explains why you need to take a fresh look at the laws and regulations gov | Thursday, 11 December 2008 |
Tourism loses its way Steve Burnham The SmartCompany Dun & Bradstreet Industry Growth List for the tourism sector reveals an industry not only already crunched by the economy but feeling the chill from the tough times ahead. By JAMES THOMSON | Monday, 8 December 2008 |
Recession-proofing a retail empire Kristina Karlsson, the entrepreneur behind Kikki.K, explains her strategy to expand her mature business while juggling business and a new family. By AMANDA GOME | Tuesday, 2 December 2008 |
Market manipulation The ageing population and increasing government health spending are helping the physiotherapy sector record strong growth, although the weakening economic environment may force some operators to book in for a stress-relieving massage. By ROBERT BRYANT | Monday, 1 December 2008 |
Australia’s best online forums Many companies underestimate the power of online forums as a branding, marketing and communications tool. Here's how Australia's best forums do it – and five of the best examples. By BRAD HOWARTH | Monday, 24 November 2008 |
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Digital directions Amanda Gome John O’Neill, the chair of online strategy and digital agency Komosion, talks to AMANDA GOME about shaking the status quo in the face of the changing online space. | Thursday, 18 September 2008 |
Digital directions Amanda Gome John O’Neill, the chair of online strategy and digital agency Komosion, talks to AMANDA GOME about shaking the status quo in the face of the changing online space. | Tuesday, 26 August 2008 |
Social central Jacqui Walker Bebo, one of the most popular social networking sites, has 40 million registered members. Founders Michael and Xochi Birch talk to JACQUI WALKER about web trends and priorities for the future. | Tuesday, 18 December 2007 |
Social central Jacqui Walker Bebo, one of the most popular social networking sites, has 40 million registered members. Founders Michael and Xochi Birch tolk to JACQUI WALKER about web trends and priorities for the future. | Thursday, 13 December 2007 |
Global IP protection online Amanda Gome Safeguarding intellectual property used to be a labourious, expensive task. PCT Filer founder Justin Simpson tells AMANDA GOME how he has simplified the whole process. | Tuesday, 11 December 2007 |
Google: Search and revenue Amanda Gome Google Australia has a new general manager. Karim Temsamani talks to AMANDA GOME about the direction the company is taking and the trends he sees as central to Google’s future. | Wednesday, 5 December 2007 |
Google: Search and revenue Amanda Gome Google Australia has a new general manager. Karim Temsamani talks to AMANDA GOME about the direction the company is taking and the trends he sees as central to Google’s future. | Tuesday, 27 November 2007 |
Bouncing back Jacqui Walker John Randel's first rubber manufacturing factory went up in smoke, but he clawed his way back, and has made a great success of his second enterprise, A1 Rubber. He tells his secrets to JACQUI WALKER. | Wednesday, 21 November 2007 |
Bouncing back Jacqui Walker John Randel's first rubber manufacturing factory went up in smoke, but he clawed his way back, and has made a great success of his second enterprise, A1 Rubber. He tells his secrets to JACQUI WALKER. | Friday, 9 November 2007 |
Like minds, like links Amanda Gome Fiona Boyd co-found Artshub, and has taken the lessons she learnt there to a new collector social networking site (with collection exchange capabilities) called CollectZing.com. She talks to AMANDA GOME. | Wednesday, 7 November 2007 |
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