2025 Edition of Best Lawyers: Celebrating Our Leaders and a Rising Star
DW Fox Tucker Lawyers is delighted to announce that several of our firm’s leaders and a rising star have been recognised in the 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in Australia awards across 15 categories.…
Is a Trade Mark License a Franchise?
In Australia, franchises are regulated by the Franchising Code of Conduct (Franchise Code) made under section 51 AE of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Commonwealth). A franchise consists of…
Trade Mark Use/Copyright and Fair Dealing – AGL v Greenpeace
Trade mark owners of marks, which are logos or devices, are well advised to ensure that they own copyright in the marks, which are artistic works for the purposes of copyright. This will mean that in…
Personal and Confidential Information: Employer Obligations to Employees
Much has been written, and many cases have been litigated, in relation to the obligations of employees to keep confidential information of their employer confidential, and not to misuse the…
Privacy Week - Top Tips
This week is Privacy Week! In recognition of this, we hope to raise awareness by each day sharing a short tip for business owners to help them comply with their obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
Domain Names and Cyber Security
There may not be an immediately obvious connection between the domain names of a business and cyber security precautions. However, the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has released an Alert…
Music to Artists' Ears: Palmer to Pay Up Big for "Flagrant" Copyright Infringement
On 30 April 2021, Justice Katzmann of the Federal Court of Australia handed down her judgment in the matter of Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd v Clive Frederick Palmer [2021] FCA 434. For those…
When are Directors Liable for Misleading or Deceptive Conduct, Passing off, Trade Mark Infringement or Unconscionable Conduct?
“What is the line between inspiration and appropriation?”
NFT’s Explained: The Intellectual Property Implications of Licencing Digital Assets Through Blockchain
On 11 March 2021, digital artist Beeple sold a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) of his artwork for $69 million USD.[1] According to Christie’s, the auction house behind the sale, Beeple, is now among the top…
Fee Increases for Trade Marks
IP Australia has undertaken a review of its fees and has advised of several fee increases in relation to trade marks which will take effect on 1 October 2020. Fee structure The last change to IP…
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