Legally Yours, together with the Silicon Beach Group, presented a virtual legal lunch and learn session with Nicole Davidson from Growing Beyond on Monday 23rd March 2020. Entrepreneurs have to engage in a wide range of negotiations – not all of …
Legally Yours and Silicon Beach Group present ‘Trademark Registration – What is it and Why should I Bother’ with Jacqui Pryor from Mark My Words Trademark Services
Legally Yours, together with the Silicon Beach Group, presented a virtual legal lunch and learn session with Jacqui Pryor from Mark My Words Trademark Services on Monday 20th April 2020. Jacqui Pryor from Mark My Words Trademark Services is a registered …
Legally Yours and Silicon Beach Group present ‘Practical Tools for Protecting your IP’ with Anthony Curtin from Merton Lawyers
Legally Yours, together with the Silicon Beach Group, presented a virtual legal lunch and learn session with Anthony Curtin from Merton Lawyers on Monday 11th May 2020. In this session, Anthony talks through real life scenarios of when his own startup’s …
If You Havin’ Legal Problems I Feel Bad For You Son. Australian Online Retailer Sued by Rap Star Jay-Z
US hip-hop mogul and producer, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, has sued an Australian online retailer, The Little Homie, and its founder, Jessica Chiha, in the Federal Court in what is shaping as a David vs Goliath battle to watch. Jay-Z is alleging …
How to Register a Trademark in Australia
We’re gonna hit you with some legal awesomeness and fill you in on everything you need to know about how to register a trademark in Australia, the benefits of registering and what the heck it all means. We’re going to start …
Should I Register My Trademark Internationally?
This is a question we are asked a lot. Often, when someone asks this question, they use terms such as global trademarks and worldwide trademarks and sometimes they use the term internationally. From the outset, it’s important to note that you …
What’s the Difference Between Copyright and Trademarks?
This is a common question. In simple terms, they’re just basically different forms of protection of intellectual property. In some cases, copyright and trademarks will overlap. And a classic example of that is a logo. If you can think of a …
Who Can File a Trademark Application in Australia?
(1) A person may apply for the registration of a trademark in respect of goods and/or services if: (a) the person claims to be the owner of the trademark; and (b) one of the following applies: (i) the person is using …
Who Owns the Business Name? A Lesson for Business
The Paragon Cafe The art deco doors of the Paragon café remained open throughout two world wars, three transfers of business and multiple financial crises. Now, despite purchase offers in multiples of the owner’s asking price, the business’s 102 years of …
The Basics of Registering A Trademark
So you have a fantastic business idea and you have just registered your business name with ASIC. You are now ready to start trading, but have you legally protected your business fully? You may want to consider registering your business as …
