Intellectual Property

When we buy products as a consumer, we can be secure in the knowledge that if we no longer want them, want to upgrade to better things or change our minds, there is generally a market in which to resell them. Whether it be through Amazon, Gumtree, or eBay we have second-hand markets for almost…

Registration of design rights in Australia is a means by which designers might protect their intellectual property. Registrable designs The law relating to design rights is found in the Designs Act 2003 (Cth) (‘Designs Act’). Under this Act, a design is registrable and capable of protection if it is ‘new and distinctive when compared with…

The law with respect to copyright in Australia is contained in the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) (‘Copyright Act’). The purpose of the Act is to provide protection to a range of works, both artistic and otherwise, from unauthorised reproduction. In what material can copyright subsist? The range of subject matter that is protected under the…