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Designs law reform – IPwars.com

IP Australia has published 3 consultation papers on proposed reforms to registered designs law:

  1. Public consultation of Protection for Virtual Designs
  2. Public consultation on Protection for Partial Designs; and
  3. Public consultation on Protection for Incremental Improvements of Designs

There are

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What you need to know

Ohio's new distracted driving law goes into effect this week.  Police will be allowed to pull over drivers for texting and other distracted driving activities without witnessing other traffic infractions.

Ohio’s new distracted driving law goes into effect this week. Police will be allowed to pull over drivers for texting and other distracted driving activities without witnessing other traffic infractions.

Texting while driving is already illegal in Ohio but a

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What To Know & Do Upon Separation

Some of the problems that commonly arise relating to finances upon separation include:

  • Hiding of assets
  • Bank accounts being drained
  • Selling off property
  • Bills not being paid (eg mortgages, loans, credit cards)
  • Lack of access to financial resources; or
  • Lack
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The MetaBirkins Battle | IP LawWatch

In 2021, artist Mason Rothschild launched metabirkins.com and announced that he would be selling non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) called MetaBirkins. The MetaBirkins offering consisted of 100 NFTs depicted as fury purses that resembled the well-known Birkin bag. Hermѐs, owner of the

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