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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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Apple loses trademark case against Sydney SME Patrick Stafford Sydney-based Wholesale Central wins right to apply for a trademark containing the letter “i” as part of its product line despite protests from tech manufacturing giant Apple. | Friday, 12 March 2010 |
Sensis loses case to protect copyright of Yellow Pages and White Pages James Thomson Sensis loses its bid to protect the copyright of its Yellow and White Pages phone directories, after a judge ruled that the creation of the directories did not involve “creative spark”. | Friday, 12 February 2010 |
Google Books found guilty of copyright violation Patrick Stafford Google ordered to stop its process of scanning French books to create a digital library, with a Paris court saying the company has infringed several copyrights. | Sunday, 20 December 2009 |
Mitre 10 rejects trademark infringement claim from Grill’d Patrick Stafford Hardware chain Mitre 10 rejects a claim from burger chain Grill’d it is taking part in trademark infringement by selling a line of barbeques under the same name. | Monday, 14 December 2009 |
iiNet faces $4 million legal bill from copyright case Patrick Stafford iiNet has set aside $4 million to deal with the current copyright case between itself and the film industry, with a further $3 million possibly earmarked for a settlement. | Wednesday, 25 November 2009 |
Melbourne company ordered to pay $7.5 million over fake Ugg boots James Thomson Footwear company Hepbourne has been ordered to pay US clothing company Deckers Outdoor Corp $7.5 million for copyright breach. | Tuesday, 17 November 2009 |
Google launches Dashboard to help counter privacy concerns Patrick Stafford Google launches new feature designed to inform users about how much information the company has recorded about them when using its online services. | Thursday, 5 November 2009 |
iiNet chief Michael Malone set to take stand in copyright case Patrick Stafford iiNet and the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft set to appear before the Federal Court over the next two weeks, following a prior fortnight of hearings last month. | Sunday, 1 November 2009 |
Nokia sues Apple over iPhone patent infringements Patrick Stafford Nokia files legal complaint against Apple for alleged infringements of its mobile technology patents. | Thursday, 22 October 2009 |
Businesses brace for start of landmark iiNet copyright case Patrick Stafford Intellectual copyright law expert says SMEs could be affected by the copyright case set to begin in the Federal Court today between iiNet and a number of media giants. | Monday, 5 October 2009 |
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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 |
Nearly all music downloads are illegal James Thomson Nearly all music downloads are illegal | Tuesday, 20 January 2009 |
China jails Microsoft fraudsters A Chinese court in the southern city of Shenzhen has sentenced 11 people that distributed more than $3 billion of counterfeit Microsoft software to jail terms of up to six-and-a-half years. | Monday, 5 January 2009 |
iiNet begins Federal Court defence iiNet begins Federal Court defence | Wednesday, 17 December 2008 |
Internet piracy cafe cops hefty fine Internet piracy cafe cops hefty fine | Friday, 28 November 2008 |
Taking a bite out of Apple Taking a bite out of Apple | Wednesday, 26 November 2008 |
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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 |
Stretch your margins to gain some wriggle room Having higher margins and the depth to get through more difficult times will not only give your business more than a fair go at survival, but when the upturn comes will allow you to ratchet-up your competitive advantage. By TOM McKASKILL | Friday, 7 November 2008 |
Empire building What if you built a global design business without a global headquarters? The radical new business model of the 139-year-old Adelaide building design practice Woods Bagot could provide the template on how to go global. By EMILY ROSS | Thursday, 6 November 2008 |
Dyesol’s electric blue sky Technology that allows iron roofing or glass windows to generate electricity – it sounds like futuristic pipe dreams, but Dyesol’s power-generating innovation is turning the dream into revenue-generating reality. Founders Sylvia and Gavin Tulloch talk to | Thursday, 30 October 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. | 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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