“I’ll have to get you to sign an NDA first”: News flash, no one is trying to steal your business idea Intellectual Property Taryn Williams 11 December 2020 If every brilliant startup just needed a business idea to be successful, then we’d all be millionaires. Ideas are the easy part.
From Black Friday to Click Frenzy: Retailers warned to be careful when using trademarked sale names Intellectual Property Lois Maskiell 3 December 2020 Retailers should exercise caution when adopting new sale names, as they could be registered as a trademark by another company.
Amazon demands fitness company ditch “Prime Bike” in intellectual property stoush Branding Melanie Basta 24 September 2020 Echelon Fitness is getting attention after falsely claiming it developed a ‘Prime Bike’ in “collaboration with Amazon”.
Big Mac vs Big Jack: McDonald’s drags Hungry Jacks to court in burger stoush Hospitality Matthew Elmas 3 September 2020 McDonald's has sued Hungry Jacks, claiming its new burger, the "Big Jack", is a rip-off of its flagship "Big Mac".
Free the flag: When does a symbol slip the bonds of copyright law and belong to a community? Intellectual Property Michel Hogan 25 August 2020 When does the ownership of intellectual property slip the bonds of law and become a kind of ‘community’ property?
The case of George Calombaris, Mr Whippy and “the most arrogant piece of correspondence I’ve ever read” Hospitality Cara Waters 27 February 2020 Back in 2012, former Masterchef judge George Calombaris was making headlines for a legal stoush over ice cream.
Taco Bell wins Victorian expansion rights as independent Taco Bills settles intellectual property case Intellectual Property Matthew Elmas 13 February 2020 Collins Foods has seen off a legal challenge from independent Taco Bills that will allow it to expand Taco Bell into Victoria.
How the mother-daughter duo behind Smoothie Bombs defeated cybersquatters to turbocharge their global expansion Intellectual Property Matthew Elmas 4 February 2020 The mother daughter duo behind Smoothie Bomb overcame the adversity of an international intellectual property battle to realise their potential.
Axing of SME patent regime paves the way for ideas theft, ombudsman warns Intellectual Property Matthew Elmas 10 September 2019 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.
Former domain regulator launches campaign against Menulog over “hijacked” business websites Intellectual Property Matthew Elmas 21 June 2019 A former director of the .au domainspace regulator is organising Menulog partners, claiming the platform has broken the rules around domain registration.