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Case study – intellectual property protection structures
Protect your valuable intellectual property and secure revenue for product development. Learn how Dundas Lawyers can help you create an intellectual property protection structure with potential benefits for your business.
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Negotiating and formalising a joint venture
Forming a successful joint venture requires careful consideration of multiple factors. This article outlines the necessary elements and provides an ideal structure to help you get started. Learn more about what it takes to create a successful joint venture.
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Injunction sought for breach of confidence
Dundas Lawyers helped a corporate client protect their confidential information and copyright material from a former employee and contractor. Read the full article to learn how they used detailed work and a chronology to secure justice for their client.
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Are email trackers admissible as evidence?
The Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) is silent, but the Court considers email trackers and read receipts as evidence in civil and intellectual property litigation. As seen in Jaffari v Grabowski [2013] NSWCA 114, sender’s receipt of confirmation of email relay is a matter for the recipient.
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COVID-era electronic signing of documents to continue
The Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2021 gives companies the power to conduct business virtually, with the ability to execute documents electronically, hold virtual meetings, and maintain electronic minute books. A practical solution to pandemic-related challenges.
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QBCC Home Warranty Insurance Claims – pt 4
In Schneider v Queensland Building and Construction Commission [2021] QCA 155, the Court of Appeal held that the QBCC Home Warranty Insurance Scheme does not extend to prepayments for residential construction work yet to be performed. Read Dundas Lawyers’ article to learn more.
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A test for the infringement of circuit layout rights
This article explores the legal implications of circuit layouts, such as what qualifies as an eligible layout, the exclusive rights granted, and exceptions to infringement. Learn more by reading the case of Lumen Australia Pty Ltd v Frontline Australasia Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 1807, discussed in the article.
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Is AI recognized as an inventor under the Patents Act 1990?
The ruling of Thaler v Commissioner of Patents [2021] FCA 879 has opened the door for artificial intelligence-created inventions to be eligible for patent protection. Learn more about the implications of this groundbreaking decision.
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What exactly is a Norwich Pharmacal order?
In situations where an innocent third party has information about conduct which may assist a litigant, an applicant apply to the Court to have that third party disclose such information. For example, a bank which has knowledge of a transaction or conduct that would assist a litigant it may be obliged to hand over the…
