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May 09, 2012
TV shows called Surfer Dudes and Bull Run, an actor named Crad Ditt and an apparel business called Lami: a recipe for financial success or a trademark law headache?
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April 26, 2012
The Asia-Pacific region is the first to celebrate World IP Day. Peter Leung in Hong Kong rounds up some of the activities
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April 24, 2012
Following Australia and the UK, New Zealand’s government has released proposals to enforce plain packaging for cigarettes as part of a campaign to eliminate smoking by 2025
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April 24, 2012
Siemens succeeded in having the domain name siemensit.org transferred to it in a recent WIPO case, but failed with siemitglobal.com
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April 23, 2012
Cigarette makers told Australia’s High Court last week that the country’s plain packaging laws are unconstitutional and accused the government of Orwellian doublespeak
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April 19, 2012
The Australian Football League has said that its application for .afl was motivated by IP protection, and some marketing opportunities
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April 17, 2012
The UK government has taken a step closer to introducing a plain packaging regime for cigarettes by launching a consultation on standardised tobacco packaging
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April 13, 2012
The UK Health Secretary has said he will launch a consultation on plain packaging for cigarettes on Monday
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April 11, 2012
A Spanish travel agency has lost another in a series of cases over domain names, this time under the .au Dispute Resolution Policy
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April 04, 2012
An Australian appeal court has ruled that Google’s AdWord programme misleads and deceives consumers and ordered the company to change its system
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March 27, 2012
A Nigerian diplomat has been given the task of kick starting talks at the WTO over a multilateral register for geographical indications for wines and spirits
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March 23, 2012
A group of Australian academics has told a key parliamentary committee why they believe Australia should reconsider ratifying the controversial anti-counterfeiting treaty ACTA.
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March 23, 2012
The Australian government has promised to defend the country’s new law on plain packaging for tobacco products against attacks at the World Trade Organisation
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March 16, 2012
Test your knowledge of IP news with our five quick questions on the past week’s developments
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March 16, 2012
The Marks & Clerk group has launched two new IP consultancy businesses in London and Paris
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March 15, 2012
Hogan Lovells won the inaugural global IP firm of the year award at tonight’s Managing IP Awards Dinner in London
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March 15, 2012
Ukraine’s complaint against Australia’s law to introduce plain packaging for tobacco is the 30th to be filed alleging a breach of the TRIPs Agreement. But how do complainants fare?
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March 15, 2012
The Australian government has published an amendment to the Tobacco Plain Packaging Regulations 2011, broadening its parameters to apply to non-cigarette tobacco products.
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March 14, 2012
Ukraine has launched legal proceedings at the WTO over Australia’s plans to force tobacco companies to sell cigarettes in plain packs
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March 06, 2012
Managing IP looks at the movers in Australia, China, India and south-east Asia in its latest trade mark rankings