A cross-Pacific trademark stoush has elevated the peanut butter wars beyond a simple question of whether crunchy or smooth is better, with t…
A cross-Pacific trademark stoush has elevated the peanut butter wars beyond a simple question of whether crunchy or smooth is better, with t…
Businesses are warned to think before using product names that could allude to famous figures, after artist Yoko Ono successfully stopped a …
A Federal Court judge says Aldi’s business practices have been brought into “sharp focus”, after finding the discount supermarket chai…
Many Australian startups and SMEs are well aware of the power intellectual property can wield as a business asset. However, as they begin pl…
Multinational clothing giant Abercrombie & Fitch has trademarked Bondi Beach and muscled a Sydney retailer out of using the name.
Syd…
Global ecommerce giant Amazon is making its presence felt ahead of its Australian launch later this year through an opposition to a trademar…
Australian tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis has been taken to court by international cereal giant Kellogg’s in a case contesting the registr…
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After a two-year trademark battle, Sendle has won a case against Australia Post to trademark the slogan “Post without the office”.
In…
A number of recent cases involving accusations of outgoing employees misusing their former employers’ data have highlighted a need for bu…
The Australian government agency for intellectual property rights has teamed up with a Queensland startup to launch a “world-first” trad…
There’s one way to capitalise on the demise of a major competitor – buy their identity.
That’s what US retailer Dick’s Sporting G…
A starter culture business in New South Wales is embroiled in a trademark dispute with international energy drinks brand Monster over allega…
