Commentary

Sam Ricketson covers highlights from the May release of the Law of Intellectual Property: Copyright, Design and Confidential Information service: the review of the chapter on Original Literary, Dramatic, Musical and Artistic Works and a discussion of IP Australia's Australian...

The upcoming June Patent Law in Australia online service release covers discussions of the following cases: Commissioner of Patents (Cth) v Thaler [2022] FCAFC 62; H. Lundbeck A/S v Sandoz Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 4; Commissioner of Patents v Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd [2022] FCAFC 39 and...

There are many disputes that neighbours have over easements. But, when it comes to protecting our rights to privacy in relation to that land, the law has been wanting, says barrister Sydney Jacobs.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Bankruptcy 3.8 “Effects of Bankruptcy”; Environment and Natural Resources 14.6 “Environmental Harm: Pollution Control and Hazardous Substances”; Intellectual Property 23.1 “Copyright” Chs 1–3, 12–13; Professional...

The upcoming March Patent Law in Australia online service release covers discussions of the following cases: Commissioner of Patents v Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd [2021] FCAFC 202; Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Ltd v SARB Management Group Pty Ltd [2021] FCAFC 224...

Commonwealth acquires Aboriginal flag copyright from creator Harold Thomas, resolving legal stoush

The latest Patent Law in Australia online service release covers the phasing out of the innovation patent system; clarification of the meaning of the “product” of a method; the meaning of “first regulatory approval date” in connection with extension of the term of a standard patent...

Thomson Reuters is pleased to welcome Ben Sewell, Principal, Sewell & Kettle Lawyers as a contributor to the National Building Service.

The May update of Commercial Damages is now live, with subscribers gaining access to new, updated and reviewed commentary on key legal practise areas in which awards of damages are contested.

Alternative Dispute Resolution of Costs Disputes is the latest chapter to be updated in Quick on Costs. It will assist the reader in the distinction between the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in a substantive litigious dispute and in costs disputes.

A new Chapter on Costs and Ethics authored by Roger Quick deals with three crucial ethical topics important to the practice of the law in Australia.