IP & IT
Kelly & Co. was named as the "leading South Australian IP firm" by Doyle's Guide in 2012, the only top tier firm in the State. Peter Campbell was named as the "pre-eminent" IP lawyer. Rob Kennett, Luke Dale and Belinda Grant were also named as leading IP lawyers.
Our Adelaide based Intellectual Property & Information Technology team services clients from South Australia, interstate and overseas. Our clients include defence bodies, research and development organisations, biotechnology and healthcare companies, hospitals, government and semi-governmental institutions, communications, IT and software developers, tertiary institutions, advertising and marketing agencies, designers, manufacturers and consumer product developers.
Our specialist areas include:
Circuit layouts
Confidential information
Copyright
Designs
Distribution agreements & licences
e-Commerce
Enforcement and protection of IP rights
Patent disputes
Plant breeder's rights
Technology transfer and commercialisation
Telecommunications
Trade marks
For more information or advice in this area, contact:
To download a brochure click here: Intellectual Property and Technology Brochure 2013
Alerts
Below are a number of alerts produced by our Intellectual Property & Information Technology Team.
2013
Food Advertising - Nutrition and Health Claims
May 2013 (795kb)
Information Commissioner releases draft policy guidelines for mobile app developers
Apr 2013 (684kb)
Privacy Law and Your Organisation - Start Preparing Now
Apr 2013 (759kb)
Google Changes Ad Policy to Allow Use of Third Party Trade Marks as Keywords
Apr 2013 (737kb)
Raising the Bar - Trade Marks
Mar 2013 (786kb)
Update on Anti-Corruption and Bribery - AFP Inquiries
Mar 2013 (754kb
Restraint of Trade Clauses in Franchise Agreements
Feb 2013 (742kb)
Liability Online - Responsibility for User Generated Content
Feb 2013 (760kb)
Twitter Users - Who Can Use Your Tweets
Feb 2013 (755kb)
Brandjacking Australian Style
Feb 2013 (1003kb)
High Court Finds Google Adverts Not Misleading or Deceptive
Feb 2013 (748kb)
2012
Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Bill 2012
Nov 2012 (703kb)
Social Media Users - Are You Being Scraped?
Nov 2012 (707kb)
Brand Protection - Unsolicited Intellectual Property Services
Oct 2012 (751kb)
Brand Protection - Protect Your Trade Mark in China
Oct 2012 (749kb)
Rights and Obligations in the Tender Process
Sep 2012 (700kb)
Reform of Copyright Act
Sep 2012 (843kb)
Businessess Beware - You May be Responsible for User-Generated Content on Facebook Pages
Aug 2012 (824kb)
Plain Packaging Legislation
Aug 2012 (637kb)
Social Media and the Workplace - May 2012
May 2012 (690kb)
New Data Breach Notification Guide
May 2012 (646kb)
Intellectual Property Laws Amendment - Raising The Bar - Act 2012
May 2012 (703kb)
High Court Finds iiNet Not Responsible for Illegal Downloads by Customers
Apr 2012 (672kb)
Record Your Security Interest in Registered IP on the PPS Register
Jan 2012 (666kb)
2011
Google+ Pages set to Change Brand Communication
Dec 2011 (460kb)
National Business Names Registration System
Nov 2011 (832kb)
Lapsed Domain Name Sells for $125,000
Oct 2011 (792kb)
New Level Domain Names - Act Now to Protect Your Trade Marks
Jul 2011 (794kb)
Senate Committee Report on Australian Privacy Principles
Jul 2011 (614kb)
Trade Mark Alert
May 2011 (357kb)
False Marking
Mar 2011 (400kb)
APP STORE Trade Mark Update
Feb 2011 (93kb)
2010
Privacy Reform Paper
Mar 2010 (312kb)
