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Broad Range of Issues Raised for Consideration in Copyright Issues Paper

On 23rd November 2018 an Issues Paper on the Copyright Act 1994 was released, with feedback sought (by the 5th April 2019) on a wide range of issues, which will influence the subsequent production of an Options Paper...

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IP Australia Response to Submissions on Part 2 Exposure Draft Released

IP Australia has now released its response to submissions received in respect of the exposure draft of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill (Productivity Commission Response Part 2 and Other Measures) Bill 2018...

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Issues Paper on Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 Released

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has released an Issues Paper on the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987...

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Post-Brexit Conversion of EU IP Rights Confirmed

As expected the UK Government has now confirmed that registered EU IP Rights will automatically convert into national UK IP rights post-Brexit and will not be subject to any official Registry fee for such conversion...

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Sealegs’ Amphibious Crafts Constitute Copyright Material and Held to be Infringed

In Sealegs International Limited v Zhang [2018] NZHC 1724 the Judge upheld Sealegs’ claim of copyright infringement against several defendants in relation to its retractable wheel system for amphibious crafts...

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