Tag: ACL
Trade mark infringement – an introduction
In Australia, trade mark law is a type of intellectual property (“IP”) administered by common law principles and the the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) (TMA). What is a trademark and what forms can a trade mark be? The TMA defines a trade mark as: a sign used, or intended to be used, to distinguish goods…
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- Intellectual Property
Unfair contract terms law reform – recent changes to Australian Consumer Law
Unfair contract terms law reform – recent changes to Australian Consumer Law Pre-amendments to ACL Post-amendments to ACL Previously, Australian Consumer Law was limited to governing contracts with individual consumers and not contracts between companies. A term can be declared as void if the term is ‘unfair’ and the contract is a ‘standard form contract’.…
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- Contract Law