From 1 October 2020, IP Australia will increase their fees for a number of their intellectual property services including trade mark applications. Trade mark applicants wanting to submit their own unique claims instead of choosing from IP Australia’s standard list of available claims (the picklist), can now expect to pay even higher fees moving forward. …
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Despite the recent decrease in travel due to COVID-19, we still live in the age of globalisation. It is not uncommon for businesses to expand trade to other countries, including our friendly neighbours in New Zealand. Trading across the Tasman may be particularly attractive if a travel bubble were to eventuate. Trading in a new …
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Federal Court makes ruling on licensing of unregistered trade marks in Peanut Butter dispute. You may have noticed a change in the branding of your favourite peanut butter recently. In 2017, the Kraft peanut butter business was purchased by Bega Cheese. Central to the Kraft products is their instantly recognisable, bright yellow packaging design which …
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