In its recent decision in International Hair Cosmetics Group Pty UK v International Hair Cosmetics Limited [2011] FCA 339, the Federal Court unravelled a tangled mess of a hair dispute between two companies with competing claims over a series of trade marks including AFFINAGE. 

The Federal Government has released exposure drafts of its legislation on a national business names registration system.

The International Trademark Association (INTA) has filed an amicus curiae brief in support of a rehearing, or rehearing en banc in respect of the decision of the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Fleischer Studios, Inc v.

Twenty four trade mark applications, including VATICAN ASSASSIN, VIOLENT TORPEDO OF TRUTH, and LIVING THE SHEEN DREAM were filed between 19 and 22 March 2011 in the United States by Hyro-gliff Corporation, a company linked to Charlie Sheen.