Seasons Greetings… and a break!
23 December 2011
Our third anniversary of IP Whiteboard has come round quickly, and fertile discussions about IP only continue to grow.
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All Mallesons Pulse Posts
All Mallesons Pulse Posts
RIAA isn’t buying ReDigi’s second hand digital music
22 December 2011
A new website based in the US called ReDigi launched recently, offering consumers a way to sell their ‘used’ digital music files.
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Fair dealing or freeloading? iTunes previews to face the music…
20 December 2011
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of Canada heard five copyright cases on appeal from Canada’s Copyright Board (the “Board”).
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Making its Mark: “Occupy Wall Street” Files Trade Mark Application
20 December 2011
On 24 October 2011, organisers from the unincorporated association “Occupy Wall Street” filed an application to trade mark their name with the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”).
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Cabinet reshuffle includes changes to key IP portfolio
14 December 2011
On Monday the Prime Minister announced a cabinet reshuffle which will have some impact on the key IP portfolio, Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (as it is presently known).
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UK phone hacking scandal – the copyright edition
2 December 2011
As many of us know, deleting something from a phone, laptop or computer doesn’t mean it is actually “deleted.” This is because deleting a file (including a text message) is but the first step in permanently removing that file from any electronic device.
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Interim ruling suggests Cadbury can register ‘Cadbury purple’ as a trade mark in the UK
28 November 2011
The Intellectual Property Office (‘IPO’) in the UK has issued a preliminary ruling which states that the iconic ‘Cadbury purple’ – Pantone 2865c – is sufficiently distinctive to enable Cadbury to register it as a trade mark.
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Justice Jagot rejects ‘manifestly absurd and unreasonable’ construction of new copyright exemption for PI documents
25 November 2011
When Justice Jagot handed down her judgment in Sanofi-Aventis Australia Pty Ltd v Apotex Pty Ltd (No 3) in August this year (read our Alert here, her Honour found that Apotex’s proposed supply of a generic leflunomide product would infringe Sanofi’s patent.
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Fashion snaps from news sites: a copyright fair dealing or infringement?
23 November 2011
Members of British and European royal families have contributed to many legal developments over the past few years.
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