The statutory privacy tort is live, automated decision-making disclosures are due in December 2026, and the Tranche 2 exposure draft proposes 40 further changes. A practical guide for Australian businesses.

In Zip Co v Firstmac [2026] HCA 16 the High Court unanimously held that honest concurrent use must be proved at the date of each act of infringement, not years later. What the decision means for brand owners and new entrants.

A single off-the-record conversation can quietly demolish years of R&D before a patent application is even drafted. Discover how pre-filing disclosures destroy novelty across the U.S., Australia, and China—and what to do about it.

Blockchain and Web3 technologies present some of the most intellectually interesting — and legally complex — intellectual property questions in modern business. The decentralised ethos of the industry…

Every year, thousands of Australian businesses launch under a name they love — only to discover later that they do not actually own it. They may have registered it as a business name with ASIC, secure…

If you have invented something new — a device, a process, a piece of software, a system — one of the first things you will hear from anyone with IP knowledge is: "Have you filed a provisional patent y…

Australia's fintech sector has grown into one of the most vibrant in the Asia-Pacific region, with innovative companies disrupting payments, lending, wealth management, insurance, and financial infras…

Raising venture capital is a milestone moment for any Australian startup — but it is also one of the most IP-intensive processes a founder will go through. Sophisticated investors, whether based in Sy…

One of the most common questions we hear from Australian founders and business owners — particularly those building tech products, SaaS platforms, and physical devices for the first time — is: what ex…

A question that comes up regularly from founders and business owners across regional Queensland and New South Wales is whether they need a local IP attorney — or whether working with a Sydney-based fi…

The Internet of Things is no longer a future concept — it is a present reality driving billions of dollars in product development across industries including agriculture, mining, logistics, healthcare…

Australia's medical technology sector is one of the most dynamic and fast-growing industries in the country, with innovators developing everything from diagnostic software and wearable health monitors…

Australia's SaaS industry has grown rapidly, with software businesses operating out of Sydney, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, and increasingly from regional centres like Noosa, Newcastle, and Wollongong. A…

Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries from financial services in Sydney to agricultural technology across regional Queensland and New South Wales. As AI becomes central to how businesses ope…

Australia's technology sector is booming — from SaaS platforms in Sydney's CBD to hardware startups on the Sunshine Coast and medtech ventures in Brisbane. Yet one of the most common and costly mistak…

If you are an Amazon seller struggling to maintain your margins, you aren't imagining things: the marketplace is flooded with opportunistic product hijackers. Many promising sellers build initial mome…

AI and machine learning patents in Australia turn on one question: is your invention a genuine technical implementation, or an abstract idea on a computer? Here is what innovators need to know about eligibility, specification drafting, and building a claim strategy that holds up.

Two Federal Court decisions in the same parking-sensor patent dispute have clarified what a prior opponent can and cannot argue when later sued for infringement — with important lessons on estoppel, sufficiency, best method, and claim construction.

China has enacted its most significant trade mark law overhaul in years. The revised China Trademark Law, passed on 26 June 2026, takes effect on 1 January 2027. Here is what the changes mean for brand owners.

Republic of Peru (Peruvian State) v Registrar of Trade Marks [2026] FCA 791 If you’ve ever enjoyed a Pisco Sour, you might not have considered the intense geopolitical and legal battles brewing behind the bar. However, in a landmark intellectual property decision handed down by the Federal Court of Australia earlier this year, the spirit's geographic origins were put under the legal microscope. In Republic of Peru (Peruvian State) v Registrar of Trade Marks [2026] FCA 791, ha

When a trade mark covers a sprawling range of goods — shoe bags and tow ropes, cloth bags and bird nets — it creates an interesting problem for bad faith analysis. You might be squatting on one part o…

There's a world of difference between wearing your club's name on a vest and selling clothing under that name as a trade mark. It's a distinction that seems obvious from the outside — but for Con Sara…

A trade mark non-use proceeding is not won by simply asserting that your product was on shelves. It is won by proving it — with evidence that is dated, contextualised, and credibly connected to the re…

When two businesses in the same niche sector share a nearly identical name, the resulting trade mark dispute can become intricate. The Australian Allografts case involved two organisations operating i…