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How an agreement with Warner Bros brought AFL’s Tasmania Devils to life

Glenn Ferguson — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 23:08:28 +0000

Tasmanians and their supporters would be surprised to learn that Warner Bros with an annual revenue of $US 26 billion could have stopped the use of the name of the newly formed franchise in its tracks.

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IP lawyer’s top tips to protect your e-commerce business from copycat scams

David Adams — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 21:06:28 +0000

Intellectual property law expert Stephen Annicchiarico outlines some of the steps a small business can take to challenge e-commerce pretenders, and the ways a legal professional might be able to help.

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Melbourne designer in viral “stolen art” saga says more sites have stocked copycat items

David Adams — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 00:17:04 +0000

A Melbourne-based illustrator whose concerns over copycat designs went viral on Instagram now says at least two other online platforms have stocked items that mimic her own work.

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Aussie artist slams Temu for $14 “stolen” blanket design that would cost her $60 to make

Eloise Keating — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 01:03:52 +0000

Melbourne artist Kelsie Cosmic has urged her social media followers to help stop large companies like Temu from 'stealing' artists' designs.

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Boost wants Optus to run ads admitting alleged trademark infringement, according to court documents

Tegan Jones — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 22:05:03 +0000

Court documents from Boost Mobile show if its case is successful, it wants Optus to run ads admitting to alleged trademark infringement.

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“The first astronomers, agriculturalists”: Greens demand urgent action on Indigenous IP policy

Julia Bergin — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:10:07 +0000

The Greens want the government to commit to a two-year time frame for standalone legislation that frames and protects First Nations peoples as scientists and innovators — “the first astronomers in this country, the first agriculturalists”.

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Sweet success for Lindt as court finds chocolate bunny has valid trademarkable shape

Enrico Bonadio — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 23:52:16 +0000

Supermarket Lidl was sued by Swiss confectioner Lindt & Sprüngli for selling a golden foil-wrapped chocolate bunny that Lindt felt looked very similar to its own product.

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Time is running out to register your .au domain

Scott Lindeblad — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 01:30:53 +0000

Priority holding period to ensure that any business with a ‘.com.au’ or ‘.net.au’ registered domain would be able register their business name with a .au domain ends tomorrow.

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Businesses need to register their .au domain name, or risk a costly battle later on

Len Hickey — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 01:15:15 +0000

Fighting over domain names is not fun. It is time consuming and can be costly so spending under $25 to register your .au before tomorrow's deadline is money well spent.

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Backlash as JS Vitamins targeted on competitor’s Instagram

Emma Elsworthy — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 01:02:44 +0000

Emerging vitamin brand Life Botanics has taken aim at wellness giant JS Vitamins in a social media post that has received considerable backlash from the company and its loyal consumers.

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