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<rss version="2.0"> <channel>  <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz | Intellectual Property - Publications]]></title>  <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/area_of_law/intellectual_property/publications.page</link>  <description/>  <copyright><![CDATA[(c) Clayton Utz 2009]]></copyright>  <image>   <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz]]></title>   <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/</link>   <url>http://www.claytonutz.com/images/logo.png</url>  </image>  <language>en-au</language> <item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201009/10/is_there_copyright_in_this_headline_not_according_to_the_federal_court.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Is there copyright in this headline? Not according to the Federal Court]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201009/10/is_there_copyright_in_this_headline_not_according_to_the_federal_court.page</link><description><![CDATA[For the first time in Australia, a court has decided that there is no copyright in newspaper headlines (Fairfax Media Publications v Reed International Books Australia).]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201008/27/is_your_trade_mark_distinctive_or_just_descriptive.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Is your trade mark distinctive or just descriptive?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201008/27/is_your_trade_mark_distinctive_or_just_descriptive.page</link><description><![CDATA[Mary Still and Brett Doyle look at the problems of using a common term for your trade mark.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201007/30/taiwanese_company_successfully_sued_in_australia_for_infringing_copyright_in_hong_kong_tv_program.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Taiwanese company successfully sued in Australia for infringing copyright in Hong Kong TV program]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201007/30/taiwanese_company_successfully_sued_in_australia_for_infringing_copyright_in_hong_kong_tv_program.page</link><description><![CDATA[Mary Still, Timothy Webb and Evan Manolios look at a recent case study of how a Chinese copyright owner enforced its rights in Australia.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201007/29/is_the_kookaburra_laughing_about_5_of_down_under_royalties.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Is the kookaburra laughing about 5% of Down Under royalties?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201007/29/is_the_kookaburra_laughing_about_5_of_down_under_royalties.page</link><description><![CDATA[How much will infringing the copyright in "Kookaburra" cost Men At Work, ask Mary Still and Emily Hawcroft.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201007/09/makers_of_counterfeit_ugg_boots_imprisoned_for_contempt_of_court.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Makers of counterfeit Ugg Boots imprisoned for contempt of court]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201007/09/makers_of_counterfeit_ugg_boots_imprisoned_for_contempt_of_court.page</link><description><![CDATA[Imprisonment in IP cases is unusual, but as Mary Still and Korina Hui explain, it is available when the infringer flouts court orders.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201007/07/the_smoking_dress_dress_design_infringement_priority_dates_and_documentation.page</guid><title><![CDATA[The smoking dress: Dress design infringement, priority dates, and documentation]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201007/07/the_smoking_dress_dress_design_infringement_priority_dates_and_documentation.page</link><description><![CDATA[John Fairbairn and Emily Hawcroft examine a recent designs case in the Federal Court involving two dress retailers and allegations by each party of copying various dress design.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201007/07/youtube_finds_safe_harbour_in_viacom_copyright_case.page</guid><title><![CDATA[YouTube finds safe harbour in Viacom copyright case]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201007/07/youtube_finds_safe_harbour_in_viacom_copyright_case.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Viacom v YouTube case is an important one on the liability of service providers for their users' copyright infringement, as Mary Still explains.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/advertising_and_marketing_law_insights/20100707/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Advertising and Marketing Law Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/advertising_and_marketing_law_insights/20100707/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Budget Eyewear v Specsavers: Don't be blind to the risk of copyright infringement;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/25/whiskas_purple_colour_mark_gets_up_in_federal_court.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Whiskas purple colour mark gets up in Federal Court]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/25/whiskas_purple_colour_mark_gets_up_in_federal_court.page</link><description><![CDATA[A successful application for a colour mark should give brand owners some encouragement to explore registering their own colour marks, say Mary Still and Brett Doyle.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/16/should_ticket_onselling_be_regulated_asks_new_issues_paper.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Should ticket onselling be regulated, asks new issues paper]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/16/should_ticket_onselling_be_regulated_asks_new_issues_paper.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Australian Government's Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council is looking at whether ticket onselling, including scalping, should be regulated, says Chris McLeod.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201005/26/implementing_the_trips_protocol-public_comment_sought.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Implementing the TRIPS Protocol - public comment sought]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201005/26/implementing_the_trips_protocol-public_comment_sought.page</link><description><![CDATA[IPAustralia is seeking comment on the implementation of the TRIPS Protocol, which would make compulsory licences for pharmaceutical products easier to grant.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201005/05/new_bill_creates_satellite_services_to_fix_digital_tv_black_spots.page</guid><title><![CDATA[New bill creates satellite services to fix digital TV black spots]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201005/05/new_bill_creates_satellite_services_to_fix_digital_tv_black_spots.page</link><description><![CDATA[Australians living in digital TV black spots will be served by new satellite services to be established by a new Broadcasting Bill. Mary Still and Joshua Barwick look at what's in store.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201005/03/seizing_counterfeit_goods_under_the_trade_marks_act-a_warning_to_pirates_everywhere.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Seizing counterfeit goods under the Trade Marks Act - a warning to pirates everywhere]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201005/03/seizing_counterfeit_goods_under_the_trade_marks_act-a_warning_to_pirates_everywhere.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Trade Marks Act gives trade mark owners a powerful tool for seizing counterfeits, say Mary Still and Lauren Kapp, as a recent case shows.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201004/29/european_google_adwords_case-a_win_both_for_trade_mark_owners_and_for_google.page</guid><title><![CDATA[European Google AdWords case - a win both for trade mark owners and for Google]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201004/29/european_google_adwords_case-a_win_both_for_trade_mark_owners_and_for_google.page</link><description><![CDATA[The EU's highest court has struck a blow for trade mark owners whose marks are used by competitors in paid advertisements on search engines. Nicholas Tyacke and Kelly Marshall explain.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201004/23/whos_aggrieved_high_court_gives_greater_scope_for_seeking_deregistration_of_a_rivals_trade_mark.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Who's aggrieved? High Court gives greater scope for seeking deregistration of a rival's trade mark]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201004/23/whos_aggrieved_high_court_gives_greater_scope_for_seeking_deregistration_of_a_rivals_trade_mark.page</link><description><![CDATA[The High Court's decision in Health World Ltd v Shin-Sun Australia Pty Ltd [2010] HCA 13 will make it easier to apply to remove a competitor's mark that may have been wrongly made or which wrongly remains on the Trade Marks Register.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201004/09/resale_rights_for_visual_artists_royalty_scheme-administrator_appointed.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Resale rights for visual artists royalty scheme - administrator appointed]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201004/09/resale_rights_for_visual_artists_royalty_scheme-administrator_appointed.page</link><description><![CDATA[The collecting agency for the new resale royalty scheme for visual artists has been appointed, says Mary Still.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201003/29/employers_employees_and_intellectual_property_the_saga_of_university_of_western_australia_v_gray.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Employers, employees, and intellectual property: The saga of University of Western Australia v Gray]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201003/29/employers_employees_and_intellectual_property_the_saga_of_university_of_western_australia_v_gray.page</link><description><![CDATA[Mary Still and Lauren Kapp explain the ownership of the inventions of university employees arising from the UWA v Gray case - an important question for universities, and the private sector firms which use those inventions.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201003/29/federal_court_gives_the_kiss-off_to_luscious_lips_trade_mark_owners.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Federal Court gives the kiss-off to Luscious Lips trade mark owners]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201003/29/federal_court_gives_the_kiss-off_to_luscious_lips_trade_mark_owners.page</link><description><![CDATA[Mary Still explains why the Federal Court found use of a trade-marked term by another in the same class was not infringement.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201003/29/new_domain_name_drop_list_-au_domain_name_holders_beware.page</guid><title><![CDATA[New Domain Name Drop List: .AU Domain name holders beware!]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201003/29/new_domain_name_drop_list_-au_domain_name_holders_beware.page</link><description><![CDATA[auDA's new Domain renewal, expiry and deletion policy is about to come into force, and domain name holders will need to be more vigilant about renewal, say Korina Hui and Brianna Quinn.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201003/11/resale_royalty_right_for_visual_artists_act_about_to_commence.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Act about to commence]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201003/11/resale_royalty_right_for_visual_artists_act_about_to_commence.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Act 2009 (Cth) will enable artists who derive their income from the initial sales of their creative works to share in the commercialisation of their work on the secondary art market.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201003/11/registrar_of_trade_marks_turns_up_heat_on_magazines.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Registrar of Trade Marks turns up HEAT on magazines]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201003/11/registrar_of_trade_marks_turns_up_heat_on_magazines.page</link><description><![CDATA[IP Australia has just released the decision of the delegate of the Registrar of Trade Marks in relation to the opposition by Giramondo against registration of the trade mark HEAT by Bauer.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201002/26/enforcing_patents_likely_to_get_easier_in_australia.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Enforcing patents likely to get easier in Australia]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201002/26/enforcing_patents_likely_to_get_easier_in_australia.page</link><description><![CDATA[Nicholas Tyacke and Lauren Kapp look at the key recommendations in the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property's final report, "Post Grant Patent Enforcement Strategies.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201002/25/copyright_position_with_books_to_remain_unchanged.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Copyright position with books to remain unchanged]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201002/25/copyright_position_with_books_to_remain_unchanged.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Australian Government announced that it would not change the regulatory regime with respect to books, contrary to the recommendation of the Productivity Commission that it remove parallel importation restrictions on books in the Copyright Act.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201002/24/men_at_work_go_down_under_in_kookaburra_copyright_claim.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Men at Work go down (under) in Kookaburra copyright claim]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201002/24/men_at_work_go_down_under_in_kookaburra_copyright_claim.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Federal Court of Australia has ruled that Men at Work's famous song "Down Under" infringes the copyright in the 1934 children's round "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree" (Larrikin Music Publishing Pty Ltd v EMI Songs Australia Pty Ltd).]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201002/11/goodbye_to_copyright_for_databases_federal_court_finds_no_copyright_in_phone_directories.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Goodbye to copyright for databases? Federal Court finds no copyright in phone directories]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201002/11/goodbye_to_copyright_for_databases_federal_court_finds_no_copyright_in_phone_directories.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Australian Federal Court has held that Telstra's phone directories are not literary works protected by the Copyright Act because there is no clear authorship and no originality, throwing into doubt the copyright protection for any database.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201002/05/trade_mark_specialist_joins_clayton_utz.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Trade mark specialist joins Clayton Utz]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201002/05/trade_mark_specialist_joins_clayton_utz.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz is pleased to announce the appointment of trade mark specialist Brett Doyle as a Special Counsel in its Intellectual Property group, one of the largest and most experienced in Australia.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201002/04/users_not_isps_liable_for_copyright_infringement_after_iinet_decision.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Users, not ISPs, liable for copyright infringement after iiNet decision]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201002/04/users_not_isps_liable_for_copyright_infringement_after_iinet_decision.page</link><description><![CDATA[The landmark copyright decision in Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v iiNet Ltd (No. 3) [2010] FCA 24 means that an ISP will not be liable for copyright infringement merely for providing access to the internet.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200904/22/copyright_in_compilations_under_the_spotlight_in_high_court.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Copyright in compilations under the spotlight in High Court]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200904/22/copyright_in_compilations_under_the_spotlight_in_high_court.page</link><description><![CDATA[In a decision with important implications for compilations of information, such as databases, the High Court today held that an electronic program guide, which reproduced program titles and broadcast times from programming schedules created by TV networks did not infringe copyright (IceTV Pty Limited v Nine Network Australia Pty Limited [2009] HCA 14).]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200904/22/patents_worth_the_trouble_when_entrepreneurship_at_stake.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Patents worth the trouble when entrepreneurship at stake]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200904/22/patents_worth_the_trouble_when_entrepreneurship_at_stake.page</link><description><![CDATA[Sydney, 22 April 2009: Software company Uniloc's US$388 million victory in its long-running patent infringement dispute with Microsoft is a win for the patent system and should encourage patent holders who are prepared to go all the way to protect their rights, according to Clayton Utz intellectual property partner Jim FitzSimons.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200812/04/tm_infringement-government_review_of_penalties_and_additional_damages.page</guid><title><![CDATA[TM infringement - Government Review of Penalties and Additional Damages]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200812/04/tm_infringement-government_review_of_penalties_and_additional_damages.page</link><description><![CDATA[Four and a half years ago, the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property conducted a Review of Trade Mark Enforcement, which suggested that penalties for trade mark infringement should be reviewed.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200810/30/clayton_utz_succeeds_in_first_australian_court_decisions_on_infringement_under_the_designs_act_2003.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz succeeds in first Australian court decisions on infringement under the Designs Act 2003]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200810/30/clayton_utz_succeeds_in_first_australian_court_decisions_on_infringement_under_the_designs_act_2003.page</link><description><![CDATA[In Review 2 Pty Ltd v Redberry Enterprise Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 1588 (24 October 2008) and Review Australia Pty Ltd v New Cover Group Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 1589 (24 October 2008), the Federal Court has delivered the first judicial decisions on infringement under the Designs Act 2003 (Cth). Until now, there have been no decisions that found it necessary to apply the test for design infringement under the new Designs Act.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/intellectual_property_and_it_insights/20080630/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Intellectual Property and IT Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/intellectual_property_and_it_insights/20080630/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Tricks of the trade (and how not to get trapped) - intellectual property and government grants; A new meaning of consequential loss in technology contracts; Controlling copyright created in the workplace; Trade mark infringement - who can provide consent?; Use it or lose it!; Patents and the financial services industry - show me the money!;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200806/23/resale_rights_for_visual_artists.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Resale Rights for Visual Artists]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200806/23/resale_rights_for_visual_artists.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Rudd Government has recently expressed its commitment to introducing a resale royalty policy of visual artists, similar to that which was rejected by the Howard Government in 2006. Under this policy artists would receive a percentage of the sale price each time their work is resold.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/IPLitigationinAustralia_May 08.pdf</guid><title><![CDATA[Intellectual Property Litigation in Australia]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/IPLitigationinAustralia_May 08.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[Intellectual Property Litigation in Australia.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200802/25/knock-off_designs_can_hurt_your_reputation-can_you_be_compensated.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Knock-off designs can hurt your reputation - can you be compensated?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200802/25/knock-off_designs_can_hurt_your_reputation-can_you_be_compensated.page</link><description><![CDATA[In Review Australia Pty Ltd v Innovative Lifestyle Investments Pty Ltd [2008] FCA 74 (15 February 2008), the Federal Court has opened up the types of damages that can be awarded for the infringement of a registered design. Review is a fashion house with an asserted reputation for originality. Importantly, it also registers some of its designs.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200802/12/federal_court_opens_door_to_more_parallel_importing.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Federal Court opens door to more parallel importing]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200802/12/federal_court_opens_door_to_more_parallel_importing.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Federal Court has dealt a blow to businesses seeking use copyright law to prevent the parallel importation of their goods.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200710/24/amendments_to_the_franchising_code_what_do_they_mean_for_you.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Amendments to the Franchising Code: what do they mean for you?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200710/24/amendments_to_the_franchising_code_what_do_they_mean_for_you.page</link><description><![CDATA[On 6 February 2007, Fran Bailey (Federal Minister for Tourism and Small Business) announced the Federal Government's response to a review conducted last year in relation to the disclosure provisions of the Franchising Code of Conduct. After a series of consultations with interested parties (including Clayton Utz and the Franchise Council of Australia), amendments have now been made to the Code. These amendments take effect from 1 March 2008.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200709/20/the_shape_of_things_to_come_product_design_protection_and_the_need_for_artistic_inspiration.page</guid><title><![CDATA[The shape of things to come: Product design protection and the need for artistic inspiration]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200709/20/the_shape_of_things_to_come_product_design_protection_and_the_need_for_artistic_inspiration.page</link><description><![CDATA[The decision provides a timely reminder for manufacturers to think about these issues and whether there is a need to register their product's design.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200709/04/can_you_patent_a_building_you_can_bet_your_house_on_it.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Can you patent a building? You can bet your house on it!]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200709/04/can_you_patent_a_building_you_can_bet_your_house_on_it.page</link><description><![CDATA[The architectural, building and construction industries generate a tremendous amount of intellectual property, much of which is protected by copyright. Should you be looking to patent law too? In the right circumstances, say Nicholas Tyacke and Anurag Verma, a patent could be the solution.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200708/13/patenting_enantiomers-court_decides_there_is_nothing_sinister.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Patenting enantiomers &#8220; court decides there is nothing sinister]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200708/13/patenting_enantiomers-court_decides_there_is_nothing_sinister.page</link><description><![CDATA[As enantiomeric compounds have become increasingly important to the pharmaceutical industry has increased, so has patent protection for them. Nicholas Tyacke and Simone Chernishev look at the first decision in Australia on the infringement and validity of an enantiomer patent.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200708/13/australias_high_court_grapples_with_the_issue_of_obviousness_again.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Australia's High Court grapples with the issue of obviousness again]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200708/13/australias_high_court_grapples_with_the_issue_of_obviousness_again.page</link><description><![CDATA[Wayne Condon explains how the High Court has stepped away from the UK view of "inventive step" - and what that means for patents.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/intellectual_property_and_it_insights/20061215/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Intellectual Property and IT Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/intellectual_property_and_it_insights/20061215/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: So where the bloody hell are you online?; Bad news for Google News; It's good governance - Don't overstate the commercial significance of your IP; Opposing or revoking a trade mark - important changes; Business method patents - does your invention have a physical effect or consequence?; Infringing a design: it might not be obvious, but it could be fraudulent; Technological protection measures and circumvention devices - will new laws solve the problem?;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200608/07/clayton_utz_lawyers_admired_in_asia.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz lawyers admired in Asia]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200608/07/clayton_utz_lawyers_admired_in_asia.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz partners have been recognised as among the most admired in Asia in a guide to the region's leading commercial lawyers. Eight Clayton Utz partners have been named in Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2006, which honours the region's top legal counsel in a broad range of jurisdictions and practice areas.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/intellectual_property_and_it_insights/20060719/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Intellectual Property and IT Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/intellectual_property_and_it_insights/20060719/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Lara Bingle sues men's magazine - protecting personality rights in Australia; It's patently not obvious to an Aussie Rules coach; Domain names and trade marks: Words of caution from the UK High Court; Review of technological protection measures exceptions: is there an easier way?; When is a licence agreement a franchise agreement?; Name the wrong inventors, lose your patent; Shakeup in evidence preparation for patent oppositions; Trade marks and the issue of bad faith in "non-use applications": who bears the burden of proof?; Summary judgment in Australian IP cases;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200605/24/australian_copyright_law_changes.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Australian Copyright Law Changes]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200605/24/australian_copyright_law_changes.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Australian Government has this week announced reforms which are to be implemented to make Australian copyright laws "fairer for users" and "tougher on pirates". A draft exposure Bill implementing the changes is to be circulated in the near future. The proposed reforms follow on from obligations imposed on the Australian Government in accordance with the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200605/23/colour_trade_mark_disputes_may_leave_businesses_in_the_dark.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Colour trade mark disputes may leave businesses in the dark]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200605/23/colour_trade_mark_disputes_may_leave_businesses_in_the_dark.page</link><description><![CDATA[Businesses that want to secure the exclusive right to use a particular colour in association with their products are likely to face an uphill battle unless they can show that their competitors have deliberately attempted to trade on their reputation by using the same or a similar hue, according to a leading IP lawyer.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200605/17/protecting_brands_a_matter_of_using_or_losing.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Protecting brands a matter of using or losing]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200605/17/protecting_brands_a_matter_of_using_or_losing.page</link><description><![CDATA["Use it or lose it" - that's the message a leading IP lawyer has for businesses that believe trade mark registrations alone are enough to protect their valuable brands.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200605/08/clayton_utz_partner_takes_on_top_ipba_role.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz partner takes on top IPBA role]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200605/08/clayton_utz_partner_takes_on_top_ipba_role.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz partner Jim FitzSimons has officially stepped into his new role of President of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association following the association's 16th annual conference, which Mr FitzSimons describes as having been an outstanding success.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200604/06/significant_changes_proposed_to_australian_patent_law.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Significant changes proposed to Australian patent law]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200604/06/significant_changes_proposed_to_australian_patent_law.page</link><description><![CDATA[In the last week of March 2006, the Federal Government introduced the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2006 into Parliament. As its title suggests, the Bill proposed changes to a number of areas of intellectual property law. The most significant of the proposed changes relate to Australian patent law, and it is these changes which are the focus of this alert.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/intellectual_property_and_it_insights/20051214/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Intellectual Property and IT Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/intellectual_property_and_it_insights/20051214/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: The Block is no Dream Home - copyright and television program formats; Does your invention "benefit Australian society as a whole" - a new test for patentability; Who owns the IP devised by a company director?; Experimenting at your peril?; A case of software "look and feel"; Crown copyright &#8220; an uncertain future; GITC version 5 - Government ICT contracting in Queensland moves to a new age;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>