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A hard-fought battle over the right to use the “FANATICS” mark in Australia for clothing and retail services has been won at first...

Non-English words are increasingly used by Australian companies to market goods and services. In February, Justice Charlesworth of the...

A challenge by 7-Eleven has seen Seven lose its Australian registered trade mark for “7NOW” for the vast majority of goods and services...

Case Note: Steam Vac Cleaning Systems Pty Ltd v SV Equipment Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 68 Background Steam Vac Cleansing Systems Pty Ltd (SVCS)...

On 23 February 2024, five judges of the Federal Court of Australia overturned an award of damages against an e-marketplace provider,...

Is the mark “Melbourne Bone and Joint Clinic” (the MBJC Mark) for medical and orthopaedic surgery type services in classes 35 and 44...

On 20 October 2023, Yates J of the Federal Court of Australia delivered judgment in the long-running dispute in Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd v...

As a result of the rapid increase in Australian trade mark applications claiming virtual goods, goods and services in the metaverse,...

On 15 March 2023, the High Court delivered its long awaited judgment in Self Care IP Holdings Pty Ltd & Anor v Allergan Australia Pty Ltd...

The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), a part of the Indian Government’s Ministry of Commerce...

t turns out that 2021 was the year for the Australian food & beverage sector to take trade mark cases to the Full Federal Court.  In this...