A business name is not a trade mark!
I was flicking through the TV stations on Sunday night and stopped on “Shark Tank” just as the contestant arrived on stage to try to sell her business idea to the investors. When asked if she had a trade mark registration and was told that a registration was pending for a similar name we saw […]
Read MoreThe real costs of cheap goods
Whether its cosmetics or electrical goods, suppliers have a responsibility for consumer protection and consumers have a responsibility for their own protection. Counterfeit make-up causing injury The NSW Department of Fair Trading has been investigating and following up on complaints about counterfeit MAC branded make-up products being sold in Sydney which […]
Read MoreTrade Mark rights and Consumer Protection aren’t always congruent
Trade mark rights and consumer protection can mean different things. This is the story of a boutique brewery that developed a beer recipe and licensed the recipe and associated trade marks to a large brewery. It is not a story of competition between the two but of a business arrangement. The ACCC doesn’t like […]
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