Business Advice

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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”.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

Fitness behemoth F45 has lost a four-year court battle with a fast-growing rival who was accused of copying its patented workout technology.

While Wandering Folk’s decorative picnic rugs retail at $190, a product featuring similar designs and features is on sale for $49.99 at Aldi.