Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Friday, 4 March 2016

If you did not see "Gods of Egypt", you weren't the only one

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The business of movies has three characteristics that have longed intrigued this blogger. The first is the dynamic whereby a small number...
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Saturday, 19 December 2015

Philip Morris claim against Australia for Tobacco Plain Packaging Dismissed

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The issue of plain packaging for tobacco is a controversial one, which not only has the obvious public health issues, but an additional di...
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Monday, 9 November 2015

More FTAs for the EU -- and here's a chance to have your say

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IP Finance has learned that the European Commission is planning to launch free trade agreement negotiations with Australia, New Zealand, Tu...
Monday, 29 July 2013

Differential IT taxation, geoblocking and the 'Australia Tax': proposals for reform

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Earlier today, Parliament of Australia's Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications tabled its report on the inquiry int...
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Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Personal property securities and IP in Australia: a new article

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"The Personal Property Securities Act and IP: a simpler way?" is the title of an article by the Allens Arthur Robinson triumvirate...
Sunday, 22 January 2012

Australia: new register affects security interests in IP

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The most recent Arthur Allens Robinson IP Focus is on "IP and the transition to the Personal Property Securities Act".  Accordin...
Tuesday, 28 September 2010

Australia's new personal property securities regime affects IP from next May

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In May 2008 the IP Finance weblog noted proposals for reform of the law relating to personal property securities and intellectual property i...
Wednesday, 14 July 2010

Seal-a-Fridge: even franchising has its limits

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One of the best ways of generating quality earnings from a trade mark is by licensing its use under a business format franchise. In theory,...
Thursday, 12 November 2009

IP Australia's IP tax advice

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IP Australia's IP Toolbox offers a really useful page full of information concerning the tax implications for various IP regimes. Apar...
Saturday, 7 November 2009

The Vegemite/iSnack Trade Mark Saga Down Under: Fiasco or Triumph?

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I have always wondered to what extent there is really no such thing as a good trade mark; at the most, there are bad trade marks that you si...
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Wednesday, 15 July 2009

"Smarter than the average number ..."

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Julian Gyngell's talk on "Phonewords and Finance", kindly hosted yesterday at the London office of McDermott Emery & Will,...
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Monday, 16 February 2009

10 minutes a month -- a small price to pay

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Now it's Australia's turn to introduce legislation on resale royalty rights for second and subsequent sales of original art works. T...
Wednesday, 27 August 2008

Illegality doesn't prevent franchisor recovering sums owed under a contract

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The latest Allens Arthur Robinson Focus on Franchising carries a note by Andrew Wiseman and Tim Holden on Master of Education Services Pty L...
Monday, 11 August 2008

IP securities Down Under

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Lorin Brennan has been working hard on a Commentary on the Australian Personal Property Securities Bill 2008. The IP community has until THI...
Thursday, 22 May 2008

PPS proposed for Australia

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In November 2006 the Australian Attorney-General released a discussion paper proposing significant Personal Property Securities (PPS) reform...
Monday, 17 March 2008

New regime for film finance down under

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From 1 July a new statutory body will be responsible for film production finance in Australia: Screen Australia will merge the present funct...