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Blake Dawson - Proposal for a Plurilateral Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
David Chin of Blake Dawson reports that Japan, the EC, the US and Switzerland have proposed a plurilateral Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to establish a new standard of intellectual property rights enforcement to combat global counterfeiting and piracy. In response to the proposal, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has released a discussion paper on whether or not Australia should become involved in negotiations or membership of the ACTA.
Blake Dawson - Proposal for a Plurilateral Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
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- 12 Mar 2008 / 09:23 PM
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- Trade Marks, Trade Practices, World IP
Blake Dawson Waldron - IP Bites
Brief news reports from�Blake Dawson Waldron’s IP@BDW publication�
- Rapid rise in domain name dispute resolution - “The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Arbitration and Media Centre recently reported that it has handled over 25,000 internet domain name cases since its adoption of the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) and Specific Registry Policies.” (Sarita Walpola, Lawyer)
- �Dove Summer Glow� campaign misleading�- “In Johnson & Johnson Pacific Pty Ltd v Unilever Australia Limited (No 2) [2006] FCA 1646, handed down on 29 November 2006, the Federal Court found that certain representations made in Unilever�s Dove Summer Glow advertising campaign amounted to misleading and deceptive conduct in contravention of section 52 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth).” (Georgia Knox, Summer Clerk)
- WIPO registers 900,000th trade mark under Madrid Protocol - “On 27 October 2006 the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) announced the registration of the 900,000th trade mark under the international registration system established by the Madrid Agreement and Madrid Protocol. At the current rate of trade mark filings, WIPO expects the one million mark will be reached during 2009.” (Sarita Walpola, Lawyer)
- Pfizer successful in trade mark dispute - “Pfizer Products Inc. (Pfizer), owner of the VIAGRA trade marks, has successfully challenged the registration of the marks HERBAGRA, HERB AGRA and HERB-AGRA by Joseph Karam (Karam).� Karam sought to register these marks in respect of the goods in class 5 described as herbal medicines used to aid health, vitality and sexuality.” (Tim Creek, Articled Clerk)
- Kazaa settles 3 US lawsuits -”Kazaa, the Australian-operated peer to peer file-sharing network, has reached an agreement in principle to settle proceedings brought by the US National Music Publishers Association.” (Arthur Artinian, Lawyer)
- Sweet smell of success - “In the UK, L�Oreal has succeeded in a trade mark infringement action against 7 companies that imported and distributed look-alike versions of two of L�Oreal�s products, Tresor and Miracle.” (David Chin, Lawyer)
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- 16 Dec 2006 / 04:35 AM
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- Copyright, Domain names, Trade Marks, Trade Practices, World IP
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- advertising campaign, Arbitration and Media Centre, Arthur Artinian, Blake Dawson Waldron, David Chin, Dawson Waldron, Federal Court, file-sharing network, HERB AGRA, internet domain name cases, Johnson & Johnson Pacific Pty Ltd, Joseph Karam (Karam), Joseph Karam (Karam) (Karam), peer-to-peer, Pfizer, Pfizer Products Inc, Sarita Walpola, Summer Clerk, Tim Creek, Unilever Australia Limited, United Kingdom, United States, US National Music Publishers Association, World Intellectual Property Organisation
Blake Dawson Waldron - Multiple inventors, patent entitlement & joint patentees
Multiple inventors, patent entitlement & joint patentees - All for one or none for all - Part 2 by Kellech Smith, Senior Associate and David Chin, Lawyer report on University of British Columbia v Conor Medsystems, Inc [2006] FCAFC 154:
- “The Full Court of the Federal Court has confirmed that if one of several patentees is not entitled to a patent on one of the bases set out in section 15 of the Patents Act 1990, the patent may be liable to be revoked under section 138(3)(a) of the Act”
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- 14 Dec 2006 / 02:48 PM
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- Patents
Blake Dawson Waldron - First successful moral rights case
First successful moral rights case - David Chin, Lawyer reports on Meskenas v ACP Publishing Pty Ltd [2006] FMCA 1136:
- “This case is Australia’s first successful action for infringement of moral rights.”
- “The decision highlights the importance of having an effective risk management procedure that operates to recognise and resolve disputes early”.
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- Published:
- 14 Dec 2006 / 02:45 PM
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- Copyright