By Hayden Nelson In the recently decided Federal Court case, McD Asia Pacific LLC v Hungry Jack’s Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1412, the headline outcome was that his Honour, Stephen …
Trade mark holding companies – are they worth it?
Lodestar Anstalt v Campari America LLC – How are your IP assets structured? The Full Court of the Federal Court’s recent decision in Lodestar Anstalt v Campari America LLC …
IP basics for startups
It can be very difficult and costly to restructure a valuable enterprise once it leaves the startup phase, so it is important to have the right structure from the start. …
Intellectual property (IP) and employees
Employees generate IP necessary for your business to run, they might also have access to and use your IP in the course of their employment. How do you protect your …
Is your intellectual property protected?
The value of a business is partly made up of the value its intellectual property (IP). If this value is important, it makes sense to protect it, right? Protection of …
How do you register a Trademark?
So you’ve come up with a new brand idea and you want to protect it as a part of your business’s goodwill. In order to protect your trademark you need …
Protecting Trademarks in China
The year of the horse could usher in better opportunities to protect brand integrity when new trademark law is introduced in China in May. As Australia’s largest trading partner, the …