Friday, 22 September 2017

Three’s not always a crowd - three things you need to know about the new crowd-sourced funding regime

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The new crowd-sourced funding ( CSF ) regime will officially come into effect at the end of this month. As detailed in one of our earlier ...
Friday, 15 September 2017

ACCC not putting up with any rubbish in small business contracts

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The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission ( ACCC ) has taken court action against JJ Richards & Sons Pty Ltd ( JJ Richards ),...
Thursday, 14 September 2017

New Balance Chinese trade mark win – kicking a goal for damages in China

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A Chinese court recently ruled three local shoemakers have infringed the New Balance ‘NB’ logo and must pay US $1.5 million in damages and l...
Friday, 1 September 2017

Mandatory Data Breach Notification scheme - 6 months to go!

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The much-anticipated mandatory data breach notification scheme will take effect in February 2018 . Under this new legislation, all organisat...
Thursday, 17 August 2017

Life’s not a beach in Bondi Beach trade mark dispute

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The news broke this month that multinational retail giant Abercrombie and Fitch has trade marked the name ‘Bondi Beach’ in the US.  It was d...
Wednesday, 19 July 2017

Scammers hit ASIC customers

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Small businesses are a ready target for scammers, with the latest scam targeting innocent companies trying to do the right thing. ‘ASIC’ e...
Monday, 17 July 2017

Plant breeder's rights now apply in Norfolk Island

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As of 1 July 2017, the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994 (Cth) ( PBR Act ) now applies in Norfolk Island.  The PBR Act provides a system of r...