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The World Intellectual Property Report 2026 has a simple message: technology is spreading faster than ever — and the advantage now goes to the businesses that can adopt, adapt, and protect faster than their competitors.
Southeast Asia’s food and beverage market is growing fast — and so is the competition. A Clarivate IP landscape report (commissioned by WIPO) looking at Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand shows a clear trend: brands are protecting their trade marks at speed, while patent activity is more uneven.
In late 2025, a branding decision between two gift card businesses — Prezzee and Epay Australia — escalated into an urgent Federal Court injunction. The takeaway for Australian businesses is blunt: even minor brand references can carry major IP risk.
You don’t need to copy a brand to lose a naming battle. Sometimes, sharing one powerful word is enough. That’s what happened when Williams Corporation tried to register AirHome — and Airbnb stepped in.
In an age where do-it-yourself solutions are everywhere—from home renovations to tax returns—it's tempting to think legal matters can be handled the same way.
Two recent Australian Trade Marks Office (ATMO) decisions provide useful guidance for brand owners on bad faith applications and how far trade mark similarity arguments will really stretch.
At the start of a new year, many businesses reassess their brands, products and IP portfolios. New launches, market entries and clean-ups are common. What’s often overlooked is the risk sitting in IP that appears abandoned.
Fashion Trade Mark disputes usually come down to one blunt question: Is this design a brand identifier—or just decoration riding a trend? That tension sits right at the fault line of intellectual property law, and it’s getting harder for brands to win.
Tribute bands vs cover acts: learn when paying homage crosses into trade mark, copyright and consumer law issues, and how IP Solved helps keep performances legal.
