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Sladen Snippet - Championship Win Means New Merchandise: Lessons from NBA’s New York Knicks on Updating Your Trade Mark Portfolio
When the New York Knicks won the NBA Championship, within days of their victory they filed new trade mark applications for championship merchandise, specifically including jewellery, rings and trophies. This is a reminder to traders all over the world that trade mark protection must continually be reviewed and updated as milestones are achieved, and NBA championships are won!
SCAM ALERT: Unsolicited Emails from Trademark/ Patents Registry Hub – Talk to your trusted professionals first
Scam emails from senders purporting to be Trade Mark Attorneys from “Trademark Registry Hub” or “Patents Registry Hub” are currently circulating with a number of our client’s reportedly receiving the same communication. These emails can be concerning and convincing. Here’s what to do.
A Burger with the Lot – ‘Big Jack’ is not deceptively similar to ‘Big Mac’
On Thursday 16 November 2023, the Federal Court handed down the decision McD Asia Pacific LLC v Hungry Jack’s Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1412 (McD) where it was held the trade mark ‘BIG JACK’ and ‘MEGA JACK’ were not deceptively similar to McDonald’s registered trade marks ‘BIG MAC’ and ‘MEGA MAC’.
Secure IP Rights overseas and obtain financial assistance with Australia’s EMDG grant scheme
Are you considering taking your products and services global?
Australia’s Export Market Development Grant Scheme (EMDG) is a government financial assistance program that assists small and medium enterprises to start or expand their export business.
Sladen Snippet - Launch date for the .au namespace!
Every destination on the Internet – whether it be a news site, blog, online store or business portal – has a unique address, and that address falls under a domain name.
The .au domain name is coming – are you ready?
We Aussies like to shorten everything. So, it comes as no surprise that the Australian Domain Administration (auDA) has announced plans to make available a shortened Australian country domain by releasing a brand new second-level domain (2LD) for eligible Australian businesses – the highly anticipated <.au> namespace.
Sladen Snippet - Free streamlined extensions of time available at IP Australia
IP Australia is providing applicants with an opportunity to file a free streamlined extension of time of up to three months due to the COVID-19 disruptions.
The Pitfalls of Self-Filing a Trade Mark
We increasingly come across individuals or businesses that are self-filing trade marks and managing their own portfolios. Their reasoning – why pay a lawyer to do it, when I can do it cheaper? Well, here are a few reasons that might make you reconsider self-filing a trade mark