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Designs law reform – IPwars.com
IP Australia has published 3 consultation papers on proposed reforms to registered designs law:
- Public consultation of Protection for Virtual Designs
- Public consultation on Protection for Partial Designs; and
- Public consultation on Protection for Incremental Improvements of Designs
There are
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New York State Senate Passes Bill to Ban Noncompete Agreements
New York State may soon join the growing list of restricting jurisdictions or banning noncompete agreements. On June 7, 2023 the New York State Senate passed S 3100A (the “Bill”), which would prohibit employers from seeking, requiring, demanding, or accepting …
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Designs ACIP amendments in force – IPwars.com
IP Australia advises that the final provisions of the Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Act 2021 came into force last Thursday, 10 March 2022.
Included among the important reforms which came into force are:
- the 12 month
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This Week in the Supreme Court – w/c 12th June 2023 – UKSCBlog
Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.
On Wednesday 14th june the Court will hand-down judgment in JTI POLSKA Sp. Zoo and others v Jakubowski and others [2023] UKSC 19. The Court will
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Illinois Court Requires Express Delineation of Any Non-Employment Consideration for a Restrictive Covenant
For the last decade, one of the biggest issues in the Illinois noncompete law has been what constitutes adequate consideration for a post-employment restrictive covenant, apart from employment lasting at least two years after the agreement was signed. The “24 …
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NY Appellate Court Upholds Condemnation by Town
The Petitioner challenges the determination of the Town of Tonawanda (Town), which authorized the condemnation of property owned by the petitioner following a public hearing. The property, situated along the Niagara River, includes a coal-fired electric generating station that was
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This Week in the Supreme Court – w/c 5th June 2023 – UKSCBlog
Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.
On Wednesday 7th june the Court will hand-down judgment in London Borough of Merton Council v Nuffield Health [2023] UKSC 18. Section 43(5) and (6)(a) of
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An AI is not an inventor after all (or yet) – IPwars.com
A strong Full Bench of the Federal Court of Australia has ruled that DABUS, an artificial intelligence, is not an inventor for the purposes of patent law. So, Dr. Thaler’s application for DABUS’ patent has been rejected. No doubt the
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A case of design – IPwars.com
Burley J has ruled that Uniden’s XTrak mobile radio product would infringe GME’s registered design.
Uniden had begun displaying in Australia images of its Xtrak product on its website and in its online shop, but was not yet selling the
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NLRB General Counsel Issues Memo Targeting Noncompete Agreements for Nonmanagerial and Nonsupervisory Employees
The National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer, Jennifer Abruzzo, issued a General Counsel memo today instructing the Labor Board’s Regional Directors of her position that noncompete clauses for employees protected by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) (ie., …