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How trade secrets are protected in Australia intellectual property 18 Aug 2026

How trade secrets are protected in Australia

Trade secrets aren't registered IP. Australian law protects them through confidentiality and patents. How each works, where it falls short, and when to choose.

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How copyright notices work in Australia and what the © mark actually does for your business intellectual property 17 Aug 2026

How copyright notices work in Australia and what the © mark actually does for your business

How copyright notices work in Australia: what a © notice does, what to include, who owns your content, and when a copyright lawyer can help.

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Should you move your IP into a holding company intellectual property 17 Aug 2026

Should you move your IP into a holding company

Should you move your business's IP into a holding company? We compare asset protection, tax, licensing and the real costs of restructuring to help you decide.

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Protecting your invention in Australia, IP rights, timing and launch requirements intellectual property 16 Aug 2026

Protecting your invention in Australia, IP rights, timing and launch requirements

How to protect an invention in Australia: the IP rights that apply, the filing deadlines that catch founders out, and the rules to meet before you sell.

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Choosing the legal entity that owns your domain name commercial law 16 Aug 2026

Choosing the legal entity that owns your domain name

Which legal entity should hold your .au domain before you register? Weigh sole trader, partnership and company for clean ownership, liability and future sale.

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Using another company's logo on your website and what you must do first intellectual property 16 Aug 2026

Using another company's logo on your website and what you must do first

Before using another company's logo on your website, you need its owner's permission. Here's what Australian copyright, trade mark and consumer law require.

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Selling Canva designs in Australia, your copyright and licence obligations intellectual property 15 Aug 2026

Selling Canva designs in Australia, your copyright and licence obligations

What Australian businesses must do before selling Canva designs: licence tiers, resale and logo rules, and the copyright consequences of getting it wrong.

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Legal foundations that give Australian startups a competitive edge commercial law 15 Aug 2026

Legal foundations that give Australian startups a competitive edge

Legal strategies that give Australian startups a competitive edge: choosing structure, founder terms, contracts, IP, privacy and hiring under current law.

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Master services agreements, what they are and how they work commercial law 15 Aug 2026

Master services agreements, what they are and how they work

A master services agreement sets the framework for an ongoing business relationship. Here is how MSAs work with statements of work and SLAs in Australia.

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Changing your logo, amend your trade mark or file a new application? intellectual property 14 Aug 2026

Changing your logo, amend your trade mark or file a new application?

Changed or refreshed your brand's logo? Find out whether to amend your existing trade mark or file a new application with IP Australia.

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How IP licensing works in Australia and what your licence agreement covers intellectual property 14 Aug 2026

How IP licensing works in Australia and what your licence agreement covers

How IP licence agreements work in Australia, what licensors and licensees must cover, the laws that apply and the traps that turn a licence into a franchise.

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Employee-built code and copyright, lessons from Redrock v Hinkley intellectual property 14 Aug 2026

Employee-built code and copyright, lessons from Redrock v Hinkley

Who owns the copyright in code an employee writes? Redrock v Hinkley shows why employment contracts need clear IP ownership clauses before disputes begin.

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