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IP Australia

Type: Organization

Name: IP Australia

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

Australia ‘one of worst offenders’ for fake Scotch

LAWYERS have branded Australia as "one of the worst markets for the sale of fake Scotch whisky" and have applied to register the spirit as a certification trademark to protect Scotland’s national drink "Down Under". Glen Barclay, director of legal affairs ... [Published The Scotsman - May 05 2013]

Entities: Fake, Australia, Trademark, IP Australia, Certification

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

A third Messenger for Palmer's party

FORMER state MP Rob Messenger will today announce he will contest the seat of Hinkler as a member of the United Australia Party. The announcement comes as fresh problems emerge with the trademarking of billionaire Clive Palmer's troubled political ou ... [Published Brisbane Courier-Mail - May 01 2013]

Entities: Trademark, IP Australia, Australia Party

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

New IP reforms raise the bar

CHANGES to Australia's intellectual property laws introduced last year come into full effect this month.The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 is the most comprehensive reform of Australia's IP system in more than 20 year ... [Published Sunshine Coast Daily - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Reformism, Intellectual Property Law, Invention, Patent

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Australian IP statistics - influenced by China's National IP Strategy?

Australia received 1,856 innovation patent applications in 2012, a 9% increase over 2011. Filings from China alone accounted for more than half of the increase.By contrast, there were 26,358 invention patent applications in 2012, only a 3% increase over ... [Published Managing IP - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Patent, China, Invention

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

The Australian Intellectual Property Report 2013 | IP Australia

IP in everyday lifeUse our interactive web page to learn how you encounter IP in everyday lifeEvery day you come into contact with products that have protected intellectual property (IP). Whether it is your brand of bread, or the armchair you sit in, ... [Published Australian Government - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Intellectual Property, IP Australia, Franchising, Invention, case studies

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 2 reports

Decision on ownership of Ballarat Bitter and other heritage beers due by July

A DECISION on Foster’s ownership of 60 trademarks, covering a range of heritage beers, including Ballarat Bitter, is expected by July, with intellectual property lawyers awaiting the outcome of the dispute for its potential impact on historic logos, designs ... [Published Ballarat Courier - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Trademark, IP Australia, Barrister

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Foster's defends its brewing history for heritage beers

Foster's has never abandoned its historic brands, producing large batches of a range of heritage beers over the past decades, with the old labels still containing a residual reputation and value that it would defend, lawyers for the brewer told a trademarks ... [Published Melbourne Age - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Trademark, IP Australia, Intellectual Property Rights, Melbourne

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Foster's defends its brewing history for heritage beers

Small boutique beer maker Thunder Road Brewing is engaged in a trademark dispute with Foster's Group over 67 of the latter's historic brands. Thunder Road wants Foster's to relinquish the rights to beer labels it no longer produces, but the corporation's ... [Published Individual.com - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Foster's Group Ltd, IP Australia, Intellectual Property Rights

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Micro-brewer battles CUB over rights to beer brands

Corrs Chambers Westgarth partner Tim Allen has appeared on behalf of Foster's Group in a trademark dispute with small boutique beer company Thunder Road Brewing. The latter's barrister, Tom Cordiner, argued Foster's should forfeit the rights to 54 of ... [Published Individual.com - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Foster's Group Ltd, Tim Allen, IP Australia, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 3 reports

Foster's defends 'heritage' brands

An attempt by a craft beer-maker to seize 67 Foster’s trademarks is akin to "commandeering" the history the brewer has developed for more than 120 years.At a trademarks tribunal this morning, lawyers for Foster’s said the brewer’s iconic labels still ... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Trademark, Dan Murphy's, IP Australia

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

IP Australia Introduces New Search Procedures

As part of the upcoming Raising the Bar legislative changes, IP Australia will introduce two new search procedures and corresponding search fees for complete (i.e. non-provisional) applications for standard patents. While one of these procedures is optional, ... [Published JD Supra - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: IP Australia, Patent, Invention, Inequality, Provisional Patent Application

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He added that counterfeiting can also dent the reputation of the whole sector. Barclay told : "A lot of these fake whiskies are of very low quality. If a drinker tries Scotch for the first time by tasting one of these products then it can put them off for life."

Australia ‘one of worst offenders’ for fake Scotch [Published The Scotsman - May 05 2013]

...Mr Messenger said he believed the UAP was a party that would allow members to cross the floor on local issues. "I've had chats with Alex Douglas and chats with Carl Judge - we all want to be able to put our communities first" he said. A spokesman for Mr Palmer would only say the trademark was "under application"

A third Messenger for Palmer's party [Published Brisbane Courier-Mail - May 01 2013]

"Australia's IP system is essential for improving productivity and is a cornerstone for a strong and sustainable economy."

New IP reforms raise the bar [Published Sunshine Coast Daily - Apr 25 2013]

"That this is at all an elaborate case of smoke and mirrors, to suggest all of this is a sham to shore up a [trademark] position just isn't a serious contention" the Foster's lawyer said

Foster's defends its brewing history for heritage beers [Published Melbourne Age - Apr 16 2013]