The Aboriginal flag is set free – but why did it need to be?
The Aboriginal flag "belongs to everyone, and no-one can take it away", Indigenous Affairs Minister Ken Wyatt has proudly declared, after the federal government paid $20 million for the rights to the artwork.
In-N-Out Burger is in court again with Australian burger business
In-N-Out must use its local trademark at least once every three years to prevent other businesses from adopting its brand in Australia.
Government action and breaking legal barriers key to making patent system more accessible to SMEs, report finds
Australian SMEs are put off from the patents system because of a lack of information and fear of steep litigation costs, a report has found.
‘You can’t borrow prestige’: Why MSCHF and Lil Nas X’s use of the Nike trademark was “lazy and rude”
Last week, a judge upheld a lawsuit to stop MSCHF Product Studio from using Nike's trademark swoosh and forced the recall of all the sneakers.
“I’ll have to get you to sign an NDA first”: News flash, no one is trying to steal your business idea
If every brilliant startup just needed a business idea to be successful, then we’d all be millionaires. Ideas are the easy part.
From Black Friday to Click Frenzy: Retailers warned to be careful when using trademarked sale names
Retailers should exercise caution when adopting new sale names, as they could be registered as a trademark by another company.
Amazon demands fitness company ditch “Prime Bike” in intellectual property stoush
Echelon Fitness is getting attention after falsely claiming it developed a ‘Prime Bike’ in “collaboration with Amazon”.
Big Mac vs Big Jack: McDonald’s drags Hungry Jacks to court in burger stoush
McDonald's has sued Hungry Jacks, claiming its new burger, the "Big Jack", is a rip-off of its flagship "Big Mac".
Free the flag: When does a symbol slip the bonds of copyright law and belong to a community?
When does the ownership of intellectual property slip the bonds of law and become a kind of ‘community’ property?
The case of George Calombaris, Mr Whippy and “the most arrogant piece of correspondence I’ve ever read”
Back in 2012, former Masterchef judge George Calombaris was making headlines for a legal stoush over ice cream.
Taco Bell wins Victorian expansion rights as independent Taco Bills settles intellectual property case
Collins Foods has seen off a legal challenge from independent Taco Bills that will allow it to expand Taco Bell into Victoria.
How the mother-daughter duo behind Smoothie Bombs defeated cybersquatters to turbocharge their global expansion
The mother daughter duo behind Smoothie Bomb overcame the adversity of an international intellectual property battle to realise their potential.
