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Australian Law Awards Podcast – Dispute Resolution Team of the Year With the Australian Law Awards 2020 set to occur as a Live Broadcast event, Lawyers Weekly developed a series of podcasts showcasing the partners and finalists across a multitude of categories. In this episode, Lawyers Weekly’s Emma Ryan interviews... read more →

S&A Law has been shortlisted for the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards 2020. For a 4th consecutive year, S&A Law has been named as a finalist in awards, this year in the IP and Litigation categories. Now in its 20th year, the Australian Law Awards, run in partnership with Principal... read more →

How has the current COVID-19 crisis impacted on operations of patent and trade mark offices around the world? Here’s a snapshot of recent information for Australia, United States, EUIPO, UKIPO and European patent office. Please remember that this is a guide only, provided for interest, and is no substitute for... read more →

The Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act 2020 (Cth) was assented to early last week on 24 March 2020, in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These amendments to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth), Corporations Regulations 2001 and Bankruptcy Regulations 1996 provide more leniencies to corporations... read more →

Looking at registering a Trade Mark? Here’s what you need to know… Trade Mark examination process It takes 3-4 months for IP Australia to examine a trade mark application once it has been submitted. This involves an IP Australia examiner checking your application to make sure it contains all the... read more →

It is likely that if you are a business owner, you will inevitably run into a dispute.  Disputes are common in business, by virtue of the fact businesses are often exposed to potential sources of conflict. It is common for misunderstandings to occur between business partners, employees, suppliers, clients, competitors,... read more →

Each year approximately 20 pharmacy businesses are formally declared insolvent.   Although this is a relatively small number compared to the total number of Australian companies that go into external administration (approximately 8000 per annum) the impact on vulnerable communities, particularly regional centres, has the potential to be devastating. Until recently,... read more →

S&A Law recently met with a client who excitedly announced they were “going into partnership” with a friend.  They were full of enthusiasm and excited about their new business concept. Few people enter a new business venture thinking about the potential troubles which might lie before them.  All too often... read more →

Having a registered trade mark is a valuable enforceable intellectual property right.  Registering your trade mark is very important to protecting your company’s brand, reputation, products and services.  S&A Law is representing an Australian fashion designer, Katie Perry, in Federal Court proceedings against the singer, Katy Perry, for alleged trade... read more →