By Michelle Conomos Zoe Foster Blake, the Aussie author of a relationship book and app, Break-Up Boss, has recently made headlines after being forced to recall her ‘Break-Up Boss’ merchandise from sale. The merchandise was recalled upon learning that a ‘very well-known international fashion brand’ already had trade mark rights to the word BOSS. […]
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At the end of February, IP Gateway’s Head of Designs, Daniel Rosenthal, attended the 2018 Designs Conference in London: The Power of Design, organised by the International Trademark Association (INTA). The two-day conference is one of very few dedicated international designs law conferences, and the leading conference of its type. Accordingly leading business and […]
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By Christy Grobbler PhD Granted Australian patents only protect inventions within Australia. For inventors seeking protection for their invention outside Australia, there are options available. Is there an international or worldwide patent? An international or worldwide patent does not exist. Foreign patent protection is only available in the form of one or more national patents. […]
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IP Gateway is a well-established patent and trade mark firm in the Brisbane Metropolitan area with an enviable client base. As a result of the expanding needs of our clients we have opened a new office in the city of the Gold Coast. The office is based in Miami on the central Gold Coast and […]
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OPIUM WARS By Alison McMillan PhD The Tasmanian licit opium poppy industry provides about 50% of the world’s Narcotic Raw Material (NRM). The industry is worth about $290 million to Tasmania. The Tasmanian poppy industry is controlled by three companies, SunPharma, India’s largest pharmaceutical company, Tasmanian Alkaloids Pty Ltd (Tas Alkaloids) owned by SK […]
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In Australia, design applications proceed to registration without substantive examination. Examination is optional and is typically only requested when pursuing an infringer. Consequently, many registered designs remain in force throughout their ten-year term without ever being examined. For owners of registered designs, this allows examination, and associated costs, to be avoided, while still providing a […]
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IP Gateway is pleased to announce the appointment of Jack King-Scott as a director of the firm effective 23 February 2018. Jack is one of the rising stars in the patent profession in Brisbane and he will now be involved in charting the direction and future of IP Gateway. Jack’s enthusiasm and drive have […]
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