Whitsunday Aerial Solutions Professionals Pty Ltd v Emprja Pty Ltd
Copyright – ownership in video footage of yacht race
The Commercial Bar Association of Victoria Inc. A0120851O
Copyright – ownership in video footage of yacht race
Copyright and defamation – preliminary discovery to determine identity of prospective respondent
Trade marks – summary judgment – infringement – respondent participated intermittently – no reasonable prospects of successfully defending claim – additional damages
Trade marks – appropriate form of injunctive relief consequent upon findings in principal judgment – costs – potential reduction
Copyright – request by expert witness to set aside Tribunal Direction requiring production of psychological testing materials – consideration of copyright protections and exemptions
Confidential information – former employee took preparatory steps to establish competitive business – duties and obligations to employer – implied duties of good faith and fidelity – fiduciary duties – ss 182 and 183 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) – accessorial liability
Designs – pleadings – whether must provide particulars of prior use similar to those required in patent proceedings
Trade Marks – opposition to PROCAT for apparel and clothing – sections 42(b), 44 and 60 based on CAT marks.
Patents – validity of extension of term of patent – where two pharmaceutical substances claimed and extension based on the one with later regulatory approval
Valuing intellectual property – registering security interests concerning intellectual property on the Personal Property Securities Register (“PPSR”)
Trade Marks and Australian Consumer Law – termination and breach of Trade Mark Licence Agreement (“TMLA”) – trade mark infringement – misleading or deceptive conduct – false representations – use of CALTEX and STARCARD
Trade Marks – Corner – condition or limitation imposed on registration
Patents – extension of term – which ARTG registration may be relied on