Description
Attend and earn 1.5 CPD hours in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Copyright in Fictional Characters
- Sherlock Holmes, Dr Watson, Pippi Longstocking and now Del Boy. Who is next?
- Discussion of Shazam Productions Ltd v Only Fools The Dining Experience Ltd and others [2022] EWHC 1379 and its implications
- Are fictional characters likely to be provided with copyright protection in Australia?
Presented by Susan Gatford, Barrister, Svenson Barristers; Recommended Intellectual Property Law Junior Counsel, Doyle’s Guide 2022
Registered Designs – now with added teeth!
- The standard of ‘substantially similar in overall impression’ introduced by the Designs Act 2003
- Interpretation of this standard by the Designs Office 2007-2022
- New standard imposed by the Federal court in GME Pty Ltd v Uniden Australia Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 520
Presented by Barry Newman, Principal and Patent Attorney, Armour IP Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys
Presenters
Ms Susan Gatford, Barrister, Svenson Barristers
Susan Gatford is an intellectual property barrister at the Victorian Bar. She has appeared in a wide range of patent, trade mark, trade practices, copyright and designs trials and appeals, as well as in numerous interlocutory hearings. She also appears in corporate, contractual, franchising and general commercial trials. Her practice is principally in the Federal Court but she also appears in the Supreme Court and represents parties in IP Australia hearings. Recommended in Doyle's Guide to leading intellectual property barristers, she has extensive experience acting for Australian and multinational corporations in the fashion, design, consumer, manufacturing, construction, entertainment, electronics, software, franchising, agricultural and biotechnology sectors. Susan is a member of the Victorian IPSANZ committee and the Deputy Chair of the Victorian Bar’s Alternative Dispute Resolution committee. She holds an LLB, a Master of Laws, and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) majoring in genetics and botany. She is also a Registered Trade Mark Attorney and an accredited mediator.
Mr. Barry Newman, Principal and Patent Attorney, Armour IP Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys
Barry Newman has an Honours Degree in Engineering (Mechanical) and a Bachelor degree in Science (Mathematics). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia, and is registered to practice in both Australia and New Zealand. Barry's main practice is in the mining, oil-and-gas, and automotive sectors, with clients including household names in these areas. He has a particular interest in 'Clean' technologies, and has been published internationally on patent issues relating to global warming.
