Shared Designs, Confidential Drawings and Unjustified Threats: Full Court decides the Valve Dispute
In Comino v Watson Webb Pty Ltd [2026] FCAFC 66, the Full Court of the Federal Court considered a long-running intellectual property dispute arising from the development of…
Copying without confusion: Federal Court Rejects Bodum’s Claim Over Double-Walled Glass Designs
In a recent case, Bodum AG v H.A.G Import Corpn (Australia) Pty Ltd [2026] FCA 238, the Federal Court considered whether the deliberate copying of a successful product design…
When the order of words is not enough: PRO POOL found to infringe POOL PRO
The Federal Court’s decision in The Pops Group Pty Ltd as trustee for The Pool Shops Trust v Pro Pool Services Pty Ltd (No 2) [2026] FCA 912 shows how ordinary business practices,…
Revisiting Section 60: How a Solid Brand Reputation Shielded a Competing Mark
The dispute between Mars Australia Pty Ltd and Delfi Chocolate Manufacturing S.A. over the mark MALTITOS generated two decisions that together constitute an important…
Platform Liability Recalibrated: Takeaways from a federal court decision
The Full Federal Court’s February 2024 decision in Redbubble Ltd v Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited [2024] FCAFC 15 is, at first glance, a victory…
Trade Mark, Deceptive Similarity and the Limits of Brand Dominance
Australia Post is one of the most immediately recognizable brands in the country. Its trade mark, AUSTRALIA POST, has been in continuous commercial use since 1975, carries three…
The Federal Court Draws the Line Between Science, Branding and Trade Mark Rights
The recent decision of the Federal Court of Australia in the a2 Milk Company Limited v Care A2 Plus Pty Ltd is one of the more significant Australian trade mark judgments…
The Limitations of Section 60 of the Trade Marks Act 1995: Lessons from Federal court Decision
The decision of the Federal Court of Australia in Qantas Airways Limited v Edwards [2016] FCA 729 shows how famous brands protect their iconic logos against new competitors. This…
