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Sky News Australia’s unlikely standoff with clothing giant Zara over ‘Lefties Losing It’ brand

Australia Channel and Agenda among Sky’s other proposed trademarks as the network prepares to lose its naming rights. Plus: Aaron Patrick’s column on Sussan Ley provokes outrage

The Guardian - AU

Lord of the Rings says burger chain name shall not pass

The rights holder to a popular fantasy books and films franchise has launched a new bid to to block an Australian vegan burger chain from trademarking its name.

AAP

A Step-by-Step Guide to Patent Registration in Australia

To protect their progressive thoughts, agencies, and inventors have to first steady a patent. In Australia, the process is subject to stringent laws and demands close attention to detail.

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Patents based on traditional knowledge are often ‘biopiracy’. A new international treaty will finally combat this

Last week, at a conference in Geneva, the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organisation agreed on a new treaty aimed at preventing the for-profit piracy of traditional knowledge.

The Conversation

Patents were meant to reward inventions. It's time to talk about how they might not

For hundreds of years, we’ve been told patents help deliver big new inventions, such as life-saving drugs.

The Conversation

Inside the AFL's battle with Warner Brothers to trademark the Tasmania Devils

From jeans to baseball teams, the AFL has an interesting history of battling for trademarks — but the fight for the Devils might be the most intriguing of all, writes Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson.

ABC News

Katy Perry loses out in Federal Court spat with Australian fashion designer

An Australian fashion designer who shares her name with American singer Katy Perry is entitled to an injunction to prevent one of the pop star's corporate interests from further infringing on her trademark, a judge rules.

ABC News

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We studied 309,544 patent applications – and found inventing is still a man’s world

Are women as successful as men in securing a patent for their invention?

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No clarity around computer inventions

A divided decision by the High Court means the question of whether computer inventions can be patented remains unclear.

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