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To Brie or not to Brie: EU’s push for protections over food and spirit names in Australia

Recent developments in the negotiations over the proposed Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) have potentially wide-ranging implications for businesses…

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Intellectual Property, Technology and Media Newsletter – August 2019

Welcome to our Newsletter, bringing you the latest in Intellectual Property, Technology and Media Law news. TMs for TLDs: Can…

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Historical IP protection repealed: Uncertainty for (some) commercial IP arrangements

On 18 February 2019, the Australian Government passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 5) Bill 2018 (Bill) which…

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TMs for TLDs: Can descriptive domain names be registered as trade marks?

Earlier this year, the United States Court of Appeals ruled in the case of Bookings.com B.V. v US Patent &…

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Intellectual Property, Technology and Media Newsletter – March 2019

Welcome to our Newsletter, bringing you the latest in Intellectual Property, Technology and Media Law news. HWL Ebsworth has seen…

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Blockchain: Potential technology shake-up for the Australian property market

For the past few years, blockchain has been touted as the potentially revolutionising technology within the financial sector. Now, there…

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