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25/11/15

TPP Officially Released: Hakuna Matata for IP…well not quite

The TPP has finally been released following 7 years of negotiations, speculations and wiki-leak sneak peeks. It comes as no surprise that the final version hasn’t miraculously put out heated debate sparked by earlier leaks. With 12 countries in the TPP gang, compromises had to be made. The most contentious articles are explored below. PATENTS...

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Call for Submissions: Intellectual Property goes under Review

The Australian Productivity Commission is launching an inquiry into Australia’s Intellectual Property (IP) Laws and it is set to take aim at a number of wide-ranging and re-surfacing issues. The inquiry follows the Harper Review Final Report which recommended substantive changes in Australia’s IP regime. The inquiry is intended to be broad and informed by...

Ross left hustlin’ with court fees as LMFAO shuffles free

Rick Ross has lost his legal lawsuit to LMFAO following a decision that the merchandise bearing the catch phrase ‘Everyday I’m Shufflin’ did not constitute a copyright infringement of Ross’ musical phrase ‘Everyday I’m Hustlin’. Copyright protection does not automatically extend to every component of a copyrighted work. In this case it was not the...

Jay Z in Copyright Dispute over ‘Big Pimpin’

Last week the details of the trial between multiplatinum hip-hop artist Jay Z and nephew of acclaimed Egyptian composer Baligh Hamdi were released. Hamdi’s nephew Osama Fahmy has claimed that Jay Z and producer Tim ‘Timbaland’ Molsey did not properly license his uncle’s composition Khosara Khosara for the 1999 hip-hop anthem Big Pimpin. Hamdi’s estate...

The Grand Finale of the TPP

Over the weekend Wikileaks revealed what is believed to be the final version of the Intellectual Property Chapter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). For many commentators, the final version while positive for rights-holders is quite disappointing for users and the public domain. Within the Chapter, all the provisions that recognise the rights and benefits of...

Trade Marks Act amendment poses new challenges

In September of this year, the Trade Marks Amendment (Iconic Symbols of National Identity) Bill was introduced to Parliament by Federal MP Bob Katter. The Bill proposes the introduction for a new ground for rejecting a trade mark application if the trade mark consists of a sign that is of iconic value and national significance,...

Graffiti and copyright

You may remember Katy Perry wearing a Moschino-designed ‘graffiti’ dress at the Met Gala earlier this year? Or maybe you remember Gigi Hadid wearing it at the 2015 Moschino runway show? Last month, an American street artist known as ‘Rime’ (aka Joseph Tierney) filed a copyright infringement claim in a federal Californian court against both...

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