Qatar joins WIPO’s international trademark system
On 3 May 2024, the Government of Qatar deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol, the governing Treaty…
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Increasing enforcement by the TGA: are you complying with advertising requirements?
Recently, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) seems to have been very active in its monitoring of the advertising of therapeutic…
Government access to copyrighted works
The Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) s183(1) (Government Exception) allows the Commonwealth or State governments, and their authorised persons, to use copyrighted…
AI-based healthcare services and therapeutic goods
A new AI-driven era for healthcare services and therapeutic goods Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the healthcare industry. The rise…
Hastily slipping on banking clarity: a cautionary tale for open banking data accuracy
A financial institution has recently faced enforcement action by the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) for alleged breaches of the…
Infringement lessons from the Jack Daniel’s case
You don’t need to be a whiskey drinker to be acquainted with the ‘Jack Daniel’s’ name. As one of the most…