Publications

Ed Heerey QC regularly presents trade mark seminars at the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ) Annual Conference

ANCHORAGE seems like a good name for a funds management business. Sounds safe & secure. It also reminds me of Michelle Shocked and Northern Exposure, but that’s just showing my age

The Commonwealth Attorney General has made no comment on the Australian Law Reform Commission’s final report on Serious Invasions of Privacy in the Digital Era (ALRC Report).

A formal offer made by an applicant and not accepted by a respondent, and the applicant obtains judgment in terms more favourable than the terms of the offer

The Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment (Raising the Bar) Regulation 2013 introduced new tougher rules for the filing of late evidence in trade marks oppositions

The ongoing battle between the owners of Wild Turkey Bourbon and Wild Geese Rare Irish Whiskey (which has been running for nearly 15 years) continues rolling on

If you have more than two people living in your house you probably have multiple Apple devices half of which use the old plug and half the new

One of the grounds of opposition to registration of a trade mark is provided by s 44 of the Trade Marks Act 1995. It’s probably the most obvious one

Trade mark infringement proceedings commonly include a cross-claim for revocation of the relevant mark. Attack is one of the best forms of defence

Capacity to distinguish an applicant’s goods or services from those of other traders is a prerequisite to registration of a trade mark