The long-awaited outcome of the Federal Court of Australia battle between loungewear designer and small business owner, Katie Taylor, and famous music artist and performer, Katy Perry, over the Australian trade mark for KATIE PERRY was published today, 27 April 2023.

The Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Act 2022 passed both houses of Parliament on 27 October 2022 and received Royal assent on 9 November 2022. The Act, which comes into effect on 10 November 2023, changes the law on unfair contract terms (UCT). Companies need to be aware of the new provisions and comply. This article will explain how the new laws affect your business, exemplified by reference to e-commerce merchants.

An extraordinary Judgement was delivered on Friday with Australia now the first country in the world to recognise non-human inventors.

The Growth Project is an innovative program carefully bringing together charity leaders with business entrepreneurs to allow charities to better achieve their goals and maximise the positive impact they have on the world.

The Growth Project is an innovative program carefully bringing together charity leaders with business entrepreneurs to allow charities to better achieve their goals and maximise the positive impact they have on the world.

Silberstein & Associates is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Silberstein as an Advisory Board member to the National Justice Project (NJP).

How has the current COVID-19 crisis impacted on operations of patent and trade mark offices around the world? Here’s a snapshot of recent information for Australia, United States, EUIPO, UKIPO and European patent office.

The Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act 2020 (Cth) was assented to early last week on 24 March 2020, in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Here is a quick comparison of the key features of the new temporary laws introduced against the current law regarding insolvency that have been put into place.

It takes 3-4 months for IP Australia to examine a trade mark application once it has been submitted. This involves an IP Australia examiner checking your application to make sure it contains all the correct information and meet legislative requirements.

It is likely that if you are a business owner, you will inevitably run into a dispute. In our experience the one common factor underlying every commercial dispute is that it was not expected nor was it budgeted for.

Each year approximately 20 pharmacy businesses are formally declared insolvent. Although this is a relatively small number, the impact on vulnerable communities, particularly regional centres, has the potential to be devastating.

Few people enter a new business venture thinking about the potential troubles which might lie before them. All too often the romantic idea of “going into partnership” does not live up to reality once commercial aspirations and ideology between the partners differ.

S&A Legal is representing an Australian fashion designer, Katie Perry, in Federal Court proceedings against the singer, Katy Perry, for alleged trade mark infringement.

This is a repost of an article by Haley Sousa, a resident of Mandelbaum House at USYD. Haley penned this blog after Rob’s recent lecture at their monthly formal dinner.