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At IP Solved, we work closely with companies to help them develop and implement their IP strategies in China—a market full of opportunity, but also significant legal risk if IP isn’t properly protected.

Germany’s top court has ruled that Birkenstock’s iconic sandals do not qualify as works of art and therefore do not receive copyright protection under German law, highlighting the importance of Trade Mark, Patent and Design Registrations for companies seeking to protect their products from imitation.

While many app creators focus on trade marks and patents, design rights offer another powerful way to stop competitors from copying the visual elements of an app.

Toby’s Estate’s flagship café and roastery in Chippendale—one of Sydney’s coolest suburbs—has been crowned the best coffee shop in the world at the inaugural World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops Gala, held at CoffeeFest Madrid.

Artificial intelligence (AI) models today are hungry for data. Often, this data is collected through data scraping – a process where software automatically extracts information from websites and databases​. While scraping provides the fuel for AI innovation, it also raises serious intellectual property (IP) questions.

In Australia, businesses and designers can protect their product designs through two key mechanisms: registered designs and 3D trade marks. While both safeguard visual elements, they serve different purposes. Here’s a quick guide to their distinctions.