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8:55PM | Tuesday, 25 August 2015 | This is just big business tactics to stop us using a great slogan.”
3:00AM | Tuesday, 11 March 2014 | The forms of intellectual property protection available to you will depend on how your idea will be embodied in a product.
7:57PM | Friday, 15 July 2011 | Generally, the first person to apply for a trademark in Australia has a stronger claim to using it.
5:51PM | Monday, 7 May 2012 | You should still register your business name as a trade mark – and there’s a very important reason why. BY JAMES OMOND.
10:00PM | Friday, 28 October 2011 | Tech giant Apple has accused a German café of trademark infringement after the business commissioned a logo of a red apple, providing start-ups with a warning over their logo choice.
8:31PM | Wednesday, 24 August 2011 | Three Cold Rock Ice Creamery stores have been placed in administration after their two franchisees attempted to rebrand the stores within weeks of ending their franchise agreement.
7:45PM | Friday, 22 July 2011 | The Groupon and Scoopon legal battle has come to an end, with the two companies agreeing to settle out of court for the ownership of the Groupon trademark and Australian URL.
7:05PM | Thursday, 14 July 2011 | Business owners can avoid the mistake of registering a business name that has already been trademarked after the launch of a new Federal Government trade mark tool.
7:20PM | Thursday, 7 July 2011 | There are a large number of reasons why an application can be rejected by the TM Office.
7:27PM | Monday, 4 July 2011 | Niche group buying site Bellabuy, formerly Beautyscoop, says it was forced to change its name after Scoopon accused the start-up of trademark infringement based on the word “scoop” in its name.
