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Latest Focus Papers
Social Media: Aspects of the Australian Regulatory Landscape
Facebook reported it had more than a billion monthly active users and an average of 618 million daily active users in December 2012. If it was a country, it would have the third largest population in the world, behind China and India. In Australia, there are 11,677,680 users of Facebook, which is...
 
2012 Down Under – A sample of Interesting Cases for Brand Owners
Parallel imports, overseas brands and the registrability of building names came under scrutiny from the Australian Courts in 2012. As some of the cases demonstrate, the application of even long-established trade mark protection principles can evolve.
 
Australian Customs – Raising the Bar on Copyright and Trade Mark Protection
On 15 April 2013 many of the provisions of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 ("Raising the Bar Act") came into effect. Rights holders (Objectors) will be particularly interested in the changes to Australian Customs seizure procedures in relation to trade marks an...
Latest Case Studies
Latest Publications
Conducting Business in Australia
Despite its relatively small population of around 23 million, Australia offers significant investment opportunities to both foreign and local investors. Australia’s stable economy and political system, sound infrastructure and highly skilled workforce make it an attractive destination for investors...
 
Gambling Law & Regulation - March 2013
Even though it is early in 2013, the topic of Gambling has not been far from the headlines in the Australian press.
 
Direct Selling Legal Update - October 2012
Welcome to the latest edition of Addisons' Direct Selling Legal Update. In this edition, we report on a number of interesting developments which affect those operating in the direct selling space.
Latest Media
No Online Gambling Changes for Now
BRR Media interview with Jamie Nettleton, Partner on Thursday, 18 April 2013 3:00pm
 
Big Rewards for Green Building Partnerships
BRR Media interview with Daniel Goldberg, Special Counsel on Thursday, 18 April 2013 1:30pm
 
Brands must prepare for new gTLD release
BRR Media interview with Karen Hayne, Partner on Thursday, 14 February 2013 1:30 pm