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11/11/16
IMDB suing California Attorney General to invalidate Actor Age Censorship Law
The topic of age discrimination has been brought to light in the past few years in Hollywood. Big names in the industry like Meryl Streep have lamented that once women have passed childbearing age they “could only be seen as grotesque on some level.” In response to these concerns, the State of California passed Assembly...
01/09/16
ASB considers William Hill advertisement for breach of the AANA Wagering Code
Wagering and sportsbetting is a large industry in Australia; however, irresponsible gambling can have damaging effects. As such, the Australian Association of National Advertisers (‘AANA’) has implemented the AANA Wagering Advertising & Marketing Communication Code (‘the Code’) to ensure that advertisers and marketers uphold a “high sense of social responsibility” when advertising wagering products and...
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31/08/16
Things are about to get UGG-ly: Australian Manufacturer Takes on US Giant in Bid to Invalidate 1985 Trade Mark Registration
While many would consider “Ugg” to be a generic Australian name for a certain form of footwear, it was in fact registered as a trade mark in the US back in 1985 by Australian entrepreneur Brian Smith. The mark was subsequently sold to US footwear company Deckers, who have aggressively enforced the exclusive trade mark...
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29/08/16
Qantas Grounded: Federal Court Rejects Airline’s Action to Oppose Kangaroo T-shirt Logo
A recent Federal Court decision has given some clarity to how two key grounds of opposition to trade mark registration – the “prior mark” and “prior reputation” grounds – will be interpreted. Back in 2010, Qantas opposed the registration by Edwards, an online apparel and electronics retailer. Edwards had filed a trade mark application for...
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25/08/16
Dick Smith’s “Ozemite” trade mark win redefined what it means to “use” a trade mark!
On 12 August 2016, the Federal Court handed down its decision in the long running battle between Dick Smith and Roger Ramsey over the registration as trade marks of the homophones (or sound-alikes)- OZEMITE and AUSSE MITE. Dick Smith, renowned Australian businessman and philanthropist, applied to register “OZEMITE” as a trade mark on 28 October...
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18/08/16
3nder rebranded as “Feeld” as Tinder lawsuit continues
Everyone’s favourite dating app saga continues. Back in May we informed you the owners of dating app Tinder, Match Group, launched a trade mark infringement action in the UK against new competitor 3nder. Whilst tinder focuses on individuals finding another individual, 3nder widens its scope to focus on individuals and couples seeking threesomes. Tinder are...
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15/08/16
Telstra’s ‘Go To Rio’ campaign cleared by the Federal Court
With the 2016 Rio Olympic Games underway, many have been caught up in the hype and excitement of the world’s biggest sporting event. However, Telstra’s Olympic fever landed them in Federal Court with the Australian Olympic Committee (‘AOC’), which alleged Telstra had engaged in ambush marketing in its recent ‘Go To Rio’ campaign and associated...
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