Full Federal Court overturns IceTV decision - 12 May 2008
The Full Court of the Federal Court has overturned the first instance decision of Bennett J in Nine Network Australia Pty Limited v IceTV Pty Limited [2008] FCAFC 71, finding that IceTV infringed compilation copyright in the weekly television schedules prepared by Nine in reproducing program titles and times in its electronic programming guide (EPG). This decision signals a warning against the use of information contained in a compilation copyright work.
Ralph Lauren copyright case against importer - 8 February 2008
A decision handed down by the Federal Court of Australia earlier this week demonstrates the many difficulties associated with trying to prevent the parallel importation of goods under the Copyright Act.
Ice TV succeeds in compilation copyright case - 14 August 2007
The Federal Court has considered the scope of compilation copyright in a recent case regarding the creation and dissemination of electronic television program schedules.
Intellectual property update - Spring 2006
This update includes articles on Merck v Arrow Pharmaceuticals, the Trade Marks Amendment Bill 2006, geographic names as trade marks, the proposed Australian and New Zealand Therapeutic Products Authority, the Trade Marks Office ruling over the word "McBrat" and the first judgment on calculating damages for a moral rights infringement.
Intellectual property update - Summer 2006
This update includes articles on software piracy, the "essence" of the invention, a food labelling review, the dawn of the ".eu" top level domain, and the Trade Practices Act prevailing over Australian Standards.
High Court decides against Sony - but no green light for mod-chip suppliers - 7 October 2005
The High Court has delivered its judgment in the Sony v Stevens appeal, finding that the supply of mod-chips was not in breach of the anti-circumvention provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) as those provisions applied in 2001.
Intellectual property update - Spring 2005
Includes articles on "secondary" copyright infringement, lessons to be learnt from the Pacific Brands v Underworks decision, the review of the Copyright Act, CLRC report on Crown copyright, defining "substantial part" of a copyright work, "Improver" test here to stay, government acceptance of business method patents and the first company charged under the Spam Act.
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