ACCC: Compliance and Enforcement Priorities for 2025/26

The ACCC’s Compliance and Enforcement Priorities for 2025 to 2026 recognise that cost of living, the cost of doing business and the ongoing impacts of the digital economy’s transformation and disruption are some of the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing Australia’s economy and community. In this update we explain the key areas which will be the subject of the ACCC’s scrutiny and focus in 2025/26.

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Are your environmental marketing claims compliant? – Legal Update

Recent cases show that failure by businesses to ensure that environmental sustainability marketing claims are accurate can result in legal action being taken by regulators for false representations and misleading and deceptive conduct exposing the company and its directors to significant penalties and compensation claims.

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Protecting your IP on the Metaverse – Australia

To identify the relevant intellectual property laws applicable for the protection of a metaverse platform in Australia you need to first ascertain all elements that comprise the metaverse platform, all content generated within the metaverse, and how these are created or generated and by whom. This article offers insight and preliminary guidance on this complex and evolving area of the law.

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Australian Consumer Guarantees and Warranties: Is Your Business Compliant? – Update January 2024

The consumer guarantees provided under the Australian Consumer Law cannot be excluded, modified or restricted and are in addition to any manufacturer’s or supplier’s warranty – with high penalties applying for breach. Fitbit was recently ordered to pay penalties of $11million for making misleading statements about consumer guarantee rights.
Businesses can take steps to minimise the risk of contravention of the Australian Consumer Law relating to consumer guarantees.

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Trade Mark Registration: Is your trade mark ‘distinctive’ or ‘descriptive’?

A recent decision of the Federal Court of Australia highlights the importance of choosing trade marks that are ‘distinctive’ and not ‘descriptive’. The case serves as a timely reminder to businesses to ensure that your trade mark is distinctive and not merely descriptive, if you wish to secure valuable common law and exclusive rights afforded by its use and registration of a trade mark.

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