Magnum IP
Blog URL http://www.magnumip.com.au/ip-blog/
Located Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Tags Trademarks, Intellectual Property, Branding, Licensing, Copyright, Confidentiality, Privacy
A trademark and intellectual property law firm based in Melbourne with a blog that delivers practical tips and useful information to Victorian and Australian business owners.
Latest Blog Posts
- Should you register your trademark by yourself? on Nov 16, 2009 in Trademark Applications
Trademark owners often try to save a bit of money by filing their own trademark applications, however this can be a false economy. Trademark applications are a complex matter involving hundreds of decisions which may affect the existence and extent...
- How to Register a Trademark for your Name or Logo on Nov 11, 2009 in Trademark Basics
This post explains how to register a trademark for your name or logo in six steps. For the best possible outcome, it's important to plan from the start and engage professional help where needed.
- What is a trademark? on Nov 2, 2009 in Trademark Basics
Trademarks are commonly thought of as either names or logos, but trademarks can protect slogans, packaging, colours, sounds, shapes and smells. Understanding the types of things that can be protected by trademark law is the first step towards protec...
- Copyright 10% rule on Sep 7, 2009 in Copyright copyright infringement
Reproducing or copying 10% or 20% of somone's work may be OK for research or study purposes. Generally, however, there is no set rule or standard percentage that can be applied when figuring out whether infringement of copyright has taken place. It n...
- .cn Domain Name registry – spam or not? on Aug 31, 2009 in domain name trademark
Don't be caught. If you've received an email from someone telling you that someone else wants to register your trade mark as a .cn domain, chances are they've obtained your trade mark registration details from the public register and are trying to sc...
- TMP – bogus letter on Jul 30, 2009 in
If you have received an "official looking" trade mark letter requesting $1450 to publish your trade mark and it's not from your trade mark attorney then ignore it - it's probably a bogus letter. A few operators originating from Europe have set up an...
- Plan and gather your Evidence of Use on Jul 30, 2009 in Trademark Applications trademark
If your trademark is descriptive, you should consider collating Evidence of Use in a folder. It's much easier to collate this folder as you're going along, rather than try and do it over a number of hours. It's amazing how much Evidence you could gat...
