You might be surprised to learn that an organisation with the word “Roads” in its name would find itself in dispute with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) (which is now a branch of the CFMMEU).  However, it’s a long road which has no turning, and as the National Roads and Motorists Association Ltd (NRMA)

These days, it seems that everything old is new again; so if you if you are looking for a new brand, it’s a safe bet to go back to one of your old ones, yes?  Well, no, as CrownBet has just discovered in its attempt to bring back the “Sportingbet” brand back to Australian sports

When reading legal cases, it is common to see references to the work of learned legal authorities.  It is less common to see references to the work of Fleetwood Mac, Cypress Hill, Outkast and Sir Mix-A-Lot.  However, in a recent US case alleging copyright infringement by singer Taylor Swift and her songwriting team, it was the judge’s

A couple of months ago, we wrote about an American dance/rock band who had to go all the way to the top (in this case, the US Supreme Court) in order to win the right to trade mark their band name.  We then considered how that case might have played out in Australia, given the

In the US Supreme Court last week, a band called The Slants had a big win. The band, who are apparently “the world’s first and only all-Asian American dance rock band”, had applied to register their band name as a trade mark. Registration had been refused on the basis of a legislative provision which prohibited