Business Advice

Back in 2012, former Masterchef judge George Calombaris was making headlines for a legal stoush over ice cream.

Collins Foods has seen off a legal challenge from independent Taco Bills that will allow it to expand Taco Bell into Victoria.

The mother daughter duo behind Smoothie Bomb overcame the adversity of an international intellectual property battle to realise their potential.

The government is planning to move ahead with a bid to axe an SME patent regime set up to make it easier for businesses to invest.

A former director of the .au domainspace regulator is organising Menulog partners, claiming the platform has broken the rules around domain registration.

Menulog is automatically creating websites for small restaurants and cafes, at times without their knowledge by default, and laying claim to the domain names.

A Sydney business owner has been ordered to pay nearly $650,000 in damages to an American multinational after it sold 12 pairs of ugg boots into the US.

A popular Melbourne pub has been swept into a legal battle after it reportedly used a number of Harry Potter-related assets without permission.

Avoid potential legal battles later on by considering these five intellectual property essentials in the early stages of your business.

Stolen ideas are nothing new in the world of business, and the practice is becoming more and more common. So what can you do about it?