Protection of your Intellectual Property (IP)

  Understanding your IP assets is an essential part of business planning. As your business grows, it is important that you identify and keep an inventory of your IP assets. This is called an IP audit and it will help when it comes to seeking protection for your intellectual property. Identify your IP assets The…

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Copyright, trade mark, designs, and patents

The system of intellectual property (IP) law in Australia can be confusing. Broadly speaking, the regulatory regime in Australia (and in most places around the world) classify protection for IP into separate categories. The four areas most businesses and industries may encounter in their daily activities are: 1. Copyright, 2. Trade marks; 3. Designs; and…

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Trademark Registration

Why you should Register a trade mark? Are you looking to protect your brand by registering a trade mark (TM)? Trademark registration in Australia does not need to be difficult or a time-consuming process. For a fixed-fee, a Boss Lawyers trademark lawyer will manage the entire process for you including determining relevant class(es) for your products and services.…

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Differences between trademark, business and domain names

Did you know that registering a business, company or domain name does not give you any proprietary rights (i.e protection)? Only a trademark can provide that kind of protection. If for example you register a business, company or domain name, you do not automatically have the right to use that name as a trademark. The…

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