CLAW1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Copyright Law Of Australia, Industrial Design Right, Trademark
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Processes / methods software life forms / micro-organisms registered design: prevent copying of new visual appearance of products registered trademarks, may last forever (unregistered trademarks, more for consumer protection so they don"t get confused, prevent use of. Deceptively similar brands of the same or similar g/s: copyright, prevents copying of original. Protection statutory protection of intellectual property: commonwealth statutes. Patents patents act 1990 trade marks trade marks act 1995 statutory intellectual property regimes confer a limited monopoly on the proprietor: passing off / confidential information. Principally actions embedded in common law although former has been largely replaced by s18 acl: protecting brands the names" regime, business names (abn, company names (acn, domain names (icann) trademarks registered . Unregistered registered trade marks s17 trade marks act 1995 (cth: a sign used, or intended to be used, to distinguish g/s, protecting a trade mark registered . Trade marks act 1995: unregistered s18 acl/ passing off, protecting registered designs.
