04.04.17
In social media, it is sometimes hard to work out whether information about a product or service is genuinely the opinion of a third party, or whether it has been encouraged or positioned by an undisclosed advertiser.
01.03.17
Australian persons - whether corporate or individual - and Australian government agencies will soon have to shoulder new responsibilities for a data breach occurring anywhere in the world.
20.01.17
In a landmark trade mark ruling from the Beijing High People’s Court, Treasury Wine Estates (“TWE”), the owner of the ‘Penfolds’ wine brand, has successfully challenged the registration of the lucrative ‘Ben Fu’ trade mark which had been registered by a well-known ‘trade mark squatter’ in China.
14.09.16
Our clients are often surprised to learn that their registered Australian trade marks do not apply in other countries. However, like other forms of registered intellectual property rights, it’s true - trade marks are only registered on a per country basis.
28.07.09
Anna Plotkin, Senior Associate In an increasingly integrated world trading environment, globalisation and the threat of terrorism have brought security concerns to the fore.
31.01.08
Contracts have an absolutely fundamental role in commercial transactions, especially with overseas parties. Australian businessmen are now finding that the level of sophistication of their Chinese counterparts is increasing, and that they pay much closer attention to Western-style “terms and conditions”.