It is not something that any loyal music fan wants to hear, but bands, of all shapes, sizes and levels of musical talent, break-up. It is hardly the most optimistic forecast, but it’s one that, realistically, every musician needs to
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the consumer watchdog in Australia, is cracking down on businesses making false and misleading premium claims to obtain a selling advantage. One type of premium claim suggests a product has a perceived quality
The owner of Ideal Home, UK’s best-selling home interest magazine, IPC Media Limited has lost its claim for trade mark infringement against the proprietor of the Ideal Home Show, a popular exhibition which showcases the latest home interest
On 12 December 2013 the High Court of Australia held TPG Internet Pty Ltd had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct when it ran certain advertisements between 2010 and 2011. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd
With the holiday shopping season in full swing, the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League have once again joined as plaintiffs in a civil action aimed at counterfeiters seeking to take advantage of the
Brand owners and copyright owners found 80 million reasons to smile on December 3, 2013. On that day, online movie and TV streaming site Hotfile has agreed to pay $80 million to movie and TV studios to settle a two-year-old
The Nelson Mandela name should ideally not become the focus of commercial dispute. But if the past is anything to go by, I suspect we will see conflicts arising as to the devolution of his estate and ‘ownership’ of his
The success of intellectual property litigation often turns on whether the plaintiff obtains meaningful injunctive relief. 
At the same time, the court’s determination whether to grant such relief frequently turns on the question of irreparable harm. For decades, courts recognized