Protecting your Trademark from Unauthorised Use on Facebook URLs – June 2009
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Read moreTrade Practices Compliance: New Laws on Component Pricing – May 2009
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Read moreCommercial Franchising in China – May 2009
China remains an increasingly important market for Australian companies considering international business expansion, whether through franchising, licencing, setting up foreign investment enterprises or other business structures. Amongst these market entry options, franchising enables rapid market expansion and penetrates using a combination of intellectual property of the franchisor and the capital and enthusiasm of a network… Read More
Read moreArts Law Update: Parliamentary Committee reports on Resale Royalty for Visual Artists Bill 2008 – April 2009
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Read moreBusinesses fail to take advantage of collective bargaining protections – March 2009
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Read moreRecent Developments in Copyright Law – February 2009
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Read moreProtecting Your Business Interests – Update December 2008
Confidentiality agreements and restraint of trade clauses are commonly used to prevent former employees or franchisees from engaging in activities that compete with business, including franchises. Recent decisions have indicated that inadequate confidentiality agreements and unreasonable restraint of trade clauses in employment contracts or franchise agreements, may fail to adequately protect legitimate business interests. In… Read More
Read morePrivacy Update: Radical overhaul of Privacy Laws proposed – October 2008
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Read moreFranchising Code of Conduct: Implications of the Ketchell decision – October 2008
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Read moreRecent Developments in Patent Law – September 2008
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