EU’s Request for Geographical Indications Protection may Affect your Products or Trade Marks
If your business produces or deals in food or beverages, then the European Union’s (EU) requests regarding Geographical Indications (GIs) as part of Australia’s free-trade negotiations with the EU…
Estoppel and “Contracting Out” of Workers Compensation Legislation
Two recent decisions of the Supreme Court of South Australia comment on the issue of “contracting out” of workers compensation legislation, these decisions being Stephenson v Return to Work…
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DW Fox Tucker Firm and Employee Giving Program
Staff Profile: Sandy Donaldson
Early adopter. Adoring Grandfather. Guitar playing poet. Meet Sandy Donaldson, head of corporate, commercial & IP.
Client Profile: Centre for Appropriate Technology (CfAT)
Nurturing 50,000 years of Indigenous culture with 21st century technology. All in a day’s work at CfAT.
Damages for Disappointing Holiday
Can you sue if a package holiday does not go as planned? In some circumstances, you can. Read on… Scenic Tours v Moore [2018] NSWCA 238 was a class action in which various people sued the tour…
Direct Marketing and Data Sharing: Shahin v BP Australia
Direct marketing is a prevalent and ever-increasing aspect of life in this digital age. Direct marketing does not, of course, have to be digital but that is generally the method used to get marketing…
Modern Slavery in the Supply Chain
Slave is defined in the Macquarie Encyclopaedic Dictionary as: 1. /sleiv/ n. someone who is the property of, and wholly subject to another 2. Someone who works for and is the prisoner of another;…
Separated but Living Under the One Roof: Together but Apart
You might be surprised that figures from the Department of Human Services in March 2017 show that some 38,629 Australians are registered with Centrelink under a code “separated under the one roof”.…
Top Tips for Creating Your Trade Mark
A trade mark can be a valuable asset for any business. Google’s trade mark, for example, is worth an estimated $167.7 billion, while Facebook’s trade mark, ranking only fifth, has an estimated value…
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