On 29 April 2020, the High Court of Justice in England handed down its judgement in Sky v SkyKick, primarily regarding broad trade mark specifications and bad faith trade mark applications. The judgement followed much-anticipated guidance...
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Kraft has lost its appeal in the Full Court of the Federal Court regarding its claimed ownership of peanut butter packaging trade dress. This is likely to have significant consequences on how businesses protect and commercialise unregistered...
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Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC (Kraft) and Bega Cheese Limited (Bega) disputed who owns the right to sell peanut butter in Australia with the trade dress of 'a j...
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As a business operator, today’s social media landscape allows you to share photos with your followers to help build your brand and network. But have you ev...
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You will be familiar with the term 'squatters' in a property context, used to define a person who unlawfully occupies a property that does not belong to them...
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In part 1 of our blog we discussed Aldi’s court battle with Moroccanoil Israel (MI)[1]. In part 2, we discuss the importance of trade mark ‘use’ and hi...
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In an age where pirates download Game of Thrones, monkeys take selfies and almost every other month a music artist is accused of ‘ripping off’ a Marvin Gaye...
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Anyone who has ever had to brand something knows how hard it is to come up with a name. Establishing recognition for your brand can be even harder. And most dif...
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Street photos, social media photos, brand photos, stock photos. You may have found these online, purchased a right to use them, taken them yourself or arranged...
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