Trade Mark Dispute
We recently helped a client with a trademark application, consisting of 3 words. An aggressive US company which has a few trademarks related to one of those works has lodged an objection, claiming that our clients trade mark is deceptively similar, is likely to deceive or cause confusion, and that our client was deliberately seeking […]
YouTube Copyright Dispute
This week we received an enquiry about a breach of copyright. Our client claims to own the copyright in several documentaries which have been posted on YouTube At least 3 individuals have posted films on YouTube without permission. There have been a total of over 2.2 million views. At an average of US$9.90 per thousand […]
Copyright Breach Allegations
We spoke to a client about a copyright matter this week. They had had a company prepare some plans for them based off an initial sketch, however no contract was signed and they did not like the design, so they got the plans drawn up by someone else.
Anton Pillar Order
A client of ours has caught out a competitor copying its Intellectual Property. Because the account of profits claim is potentially worth millions, we do not want any evidence destroyed. So, we are in the process of obtaining an Anton Pillar Order from the Federal Court, which means we need to convince a court to […]
Copyright – International Enforcement
We received some interesting instructions this week from a photographer that was referred by an old client. One of his photographs, of a girl with her hands and feet on the ground, but bending over backwards, has been found on a billboard poster in New Zealand advertising flexible bus fares! He had not given any […]