New consumer protections commence in the land of the long white cloud
20 March 2015
New unfair contract terms regime in New Zealand brings additional protections for consumers
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Extension of time provisions in the Patents Act cannot prevent “the Sword of Damocles” from falling
20 March 2015
The Full Federal Court in Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc v Commissioner of Patents [2015] FCAFC 29 clarified that section 223(2) of the Patents Act, which allows the Commissioner of Patents to grant an extension of time to complete a required act, cannot be used to delay the effects of the commencement of legislative amendments.
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Food released from ACL mandatory reporting regime
19 March 2015
Proposed changes and challenges with the continuing mandatory reporting obligations under section 131 of the ACL
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Copyright case of Olympic proportions
11 March 2015
Just before Christmas last year, Justice Bennett handed down the decision in Seven Network Limited v Commissioner of Taxation [2014] FCA 1411 which held that no copyright existed in Channel Seven’s live television broadcasting of the 2006 (Winter) Olympics in Turin, and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, to Australian viewers.
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Highly ACCCountable
10 March 2015
Following on from the release of the ACCC's annual enforcement and comliance priorities, its December ACCCount Reort shows those priorities in action
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Aereo and Optus TV Now – a comparison of the US Supreme Court and Australian Full Federal Court decisions
10 March 2015
The Supreme Court of the United States in Aereo and the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia in Optus TV Now have both considered the application of copyright laws to television streaming services.
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More lessons on patent amendment
9 March 2015
6 years after our “Lessons about patent amendment” post the Federal Court has handed down another decision in the same proceeding (Apotex v Les Laboratories Servier (No 4) [2015] FCA) about amending a patent under s 105 of the Patents Act.
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Does it matter which Board of Appeal hears your case when it comes to the distinctiveness inquiry under article 7(1)(b)?
7 March 2015
Some recent decisions – and topical ones at that, with the holiday season imminently approaching for this new father (hi Jack and Willy!) – relating to the treatment of 2D and 3D marks
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April Fool’s mediation in Steam case
4 March 2015
Key case on statutory guarantees could chug into the ether
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