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...
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...
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...
Evidence Threshold for Evidence of Use over the Internet Considered
In the recent revocation decision Target Australia Pty Ltd v Target New Zealand Ltd the Assistant Commissioner applied a high standard in determining what can constitute evidence of use, particularly in relation to claimed use over the internet...