Take action against someone misusing your IP

Take action against someone misusing your IP Someone is using your work, and what you do next decides whether that stops. You have seen it: your design, your name, your material, being used by someone who never asked. The first question isn’t whether it is unfair, it is what right you actually hold and how […]

How ‘diverse’ are you, really?

Advocating for diversity makes sense for a minority view trying to get a foothold or survive in a sea of opposition. Diversity and tolerance protect the little guy. But once a foothold is established for our idea, we tend to become a lot less tolerant and accepting of true diversity of opinion on the issue.

Who owns the IP?

So, you’re running a business and need to develop a system to identify trends in customer activity on your website. You’re about to hire a software engineer to lay some code, and the question of who will own the IP comes up in your negotiations over the Software Development Agreement…

How to really protect your business name

Most people believe that registering a business name means they own that business name – this is not the case in Australia. To obtain the exclusive right to use your business name, you need to register it as a trademark or prove that you hold a trademark at common law.

When your employee walks out the door, do they take ‘IP’ with them?

In today’s modern economy all businesses rely heavily on their intellectual property (or ‘IP’). Whether you realise it or not, your employees are using or generating some form of IP each and every day they are at work. But what happens when your employee walks out the door (or is pushed)? Have you taken the necessary steps to ensure your IP remains behind?

The pandemic is behind us.  Do I still need to make a Will?

This is a lawyer’s blog, what do you think the answer is going to be…?! Read on anyway if you’re not yet convinced.