Intellectual property    September 3, 2012

IP news here, and there

Another Federal Court trademark infringement … Remuneration rate set for multi-channels … Sydney Uni students caught copying textbooks … Australian Winnebago to appeal … Apple seeks ban on eight Samsung products … Kanye West defends song copyright with a little help from Nietzsche … Mitt Romney’s campaign in trouble over use of songs ... more

 

Intellectual property    August 20, 2012

IP news here, and there

Two interesting Federal Magistrates Court decisions on copyright … US court finds isolated human genes patentable … Australian decision pending … Google responds to copyright removal notices … Four year jail term for UK file sharer … IKEA reveals the worth of its trade mark ... Publication of pop singer’s marriage photos without consent not fair use ... more

 

Intellectual property    August 12, 2012

IP news here, and there

Federal Court bins Australian’s Winnebago registration … Company Facebook pages deemed responsible for advertising code breaches … GM giant Monsanto reaps giant patent damages … myVidster not guilty of copyright infringement … Another reality game stoush … US Cybersecurity Act gets the thumbs down … Blanket order on Bollywood film … From North Face to Butt Face ... more

 

Intellectual property    July 29, 2012

IP news here, and there

Copyright decision on educational questionnaire … Apple and Samsung start Federal Court stoush … US jury kerfuffle in Samsung case … Internet Defence League launches with “cat signal” ... NZ’s three-strikes copyright infringement stats … Russia re-claims vodka trademarks … “Nice” cease & desist letter goes viral … Kim Dotcom compares himself to Martin Luther King ... more

 

Intellectual property    July 16, 2012

IP news here, and there

Shoe retailer back on the front foot … Hepburn Springs bath owner refused spa registration… Productivity Commission to investigate patent licensing … Samsung not as cool as Apple … Re-sale of downloaded software decision … European Parliament kills off ACTA … Def Leppard take on Universal by re-recording old hits ... more

 

Intellectual property    July 9, 2012

IP news here, and there

Google gets special leave … ACTA not transparent enough … TPP under scrutiny in the US … Decisive royalties win for Eminem and other recording artists … Tetris clone infringed copyright …Universal’s “pre-emption” defence fails …European patent deal compromise … NatWest (the person) victim of NatWest (the bank) computer error … Holocaust author’s works to become available ... more

 

Intellectual property    June 22, 2012

IP news here, and there

Two Federal Court decisions of great import … The difference between granola and muesli … Beauty salons get $50,000 damages bill for playing unlicensed music … Kraft at war with Mars … The great internet name rush … South African king issues “authentic” clan trade mark ... more

 

Intellectual property    June 8, 2012

IP news here, and there

Foxtel royalty decision … Small beer wars in Brunswick … California’s resale royalties law unconstitutional … Authors can bring class action against Google Books … Latest in Megaupload wrangle … “Cheech and Chong” test for Apple/Samsung battle … EU rejects ACTA … Good news for app developers ... more

 

Intellectual property    June 4, 2012

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Swisse Vitamins denied procedural fairness … New US fair use guidelines for universities … Another blow for Oracle … YouTube win against French broadcaster … Google puts a figure on URL removal requests … And fights another domain name battle … US basketball player wins copyright over use of his own name … Olympic Committee’s florist crackdown ... more

 

Intellectual property    May 28, 2012

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Drug company gets 10 year extension … ACCC saves artists’ costs … Apple loses appeal against Samsung … Results of the 2011 Global Software Piracy Survey … US lags in copyright enforcement plan … US Supreme Court refuses to hear file sharer’s case … No patent infringment by Google … Chef seeks patent over steak … Granny in Olympic trade mark stoush ... more

 

Intellectual property    May 13, 2012

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Optus to appeal TV Now decision … Injunction granted over text threat to breach copyright … Sydney artist sues Madonna over perfume logo … Unlocking geo-blocked sites … Google v Oracle saga continues … New York judge criticises use of IP addresses in mass actions … Chinese company loses case over iPad trade mark … ACTA likely to go the same way as SOPA … First file-sharing church wedding ... more

 

Intellectual property    May 7, 2012

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A dearth of copyright proposals in Convergence Review … UK orders ISPs to block infamous file-sharing site … Italy fails to protect copyright over the internet … Titantic 3-D producer in copyright tussle with Picasso estate … 92 year-old defies MPAA to copy Hollywood movies ... more