Webinar on arbitration of intellectual property disputes
Resolution Institute is hosting a webinar on the scope and potential for arbitration to resolve disputes about intellectual property infringements. The webinar will explore: the mechanisms used by online platforms to resolve IP disputes and their potential for wider application, the mandatory regimes for settlement of trademark and domain name disputes, and the enforcement of arbitral awards ... Read the full post ...
Why patents should be granted on COVID-19 vaccines
History will judge “terribly” any country which finds a COVID-19 vaccine but does not share it, says Scott Morrison. How do we ensure this doesn’t happen? One answer: grant a patent for it. ... Read the full post ...
New study identifies the factors associated with a successful auDRP complaint
A recently-published empirical analysis of auDRP decisions has identified the factors which are associated with a greater likelihood of a complaint succeeding. Andrew F. Christie, James Gloster and Sarah Goddard analysed the characteristics and the outcome of all 470 decisions that were made in the first 15 years of the auDRP’s operation. They found that ... Read the full post ...
Sam Ricketson to present 2019 Francis Gurry Lecture on IP Law Reform
The 2019 Francis Gurry Lecture on Intellectual Property will be presented by Prof. Sam Ricketson, on the topic of “IP Law Reform in Australia: a story of mixed successes and failures”. The Lecture will be presented in: Sydney on 14 October at 6:00pm (inc. post-Lecture reception) Brisbane on 15 October at 12:00pm (inc. light lunch) ... Read the full post ...
auDA Policy Review Panel releases draft recommendations
The auDA Policy Review Panel has released a Consultation Paper containing its likely recommendations on implementation of direct registration, reform of the eligibility requirements and allocation rules, and the prohibition on registration for resale or warehousing. On implementation of direct registration (i.e. registration of <yourname.au>), the Panel recommends: the holder of a domain licence at the ... Read the full post ...
auDA canvasses options for implementing direct registration in .au
The regulatory authority for the .au domain space, auDA, has published an Issues Paper seeking stakeholder input on implementation of direct registration. Background: In late 2015, the auDA Names Policy Panel recommended, by majority, that direct registration (i.e. registration at the 2LD) be permitted in the .au domain space. Despite a strong dissenting report highlighting multiple ... Read the full post ...
auDA to undertake comprehensive review of all policies
The Board of the policy authority and industry self-regulatory body for the .au domain space, auDA, has established a Policy Review Panel to advise on what it calls “the most substantial changes to the .au domain name space in 30 years”. According to the Terms of Reference, the Panel’s role is two-fold: to recommend a mechanism for ... Read the full post ...
KeepCup takes coffee giant Gloria Jean’s to court for allegedly copying its reusable cup design
Australia’s largest coffee chain Gloria Jean’s is being sued by reusable coffee cup company KeepCup for allegedly copying one of its designs, reports ABC News. ... Read the full post ...
Librarians and archivists call on WIPO members to create new copyright safe harbours
Librarians and archivists this week asked the World Intellectual Property Organization’s copyright committee to provide them not only with some exceptions to copyright, but also with protection against liability, IP Watch reports. ... Read the full post ...
Key Topics to Follow During ICANN 57 in Hyderabad
The key issues for consideration at the forthcoming ICANN 57 meeting, according to Mayer Brown, are: ICANN Accountability Post-IANA Transition Geographic Names Domain Name Registration Data Trademark Rights Protection Mechanism Review Content Regulation, Mitigating Abuse and Enhancing Trust in the DNS Subsequent Procedures for Additional New gTLD Applications ... Read the full post ...
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