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Australia - August 16 2012
Under the proposed changes to Australia's privacy laws, direct marketers will be required to comply with a new privacy principle specifically regulating the use of personal information for direct marketing.
Australia, Global - June 21 2012
The applicants for new generic top level domain names have been publicised, so companies should consider whether they have any objections.
Australia - April 5 2012
In a significant victory for the ACCC, the Full Federal Court has found that Google engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct by publishing advertisers' misleading and deceptive advertisements as sponsored links on results generated by its search engine, overturning the decision of Justice Nicholas at trial.
Australia - March 29 2012
Australia's trade mark system is being made more user-friendly, with the passage of the Intellectual Property Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill on 20 March 2012 (it is currently awaiting royal assent).
Australia - October 13 2011
If the keyword purchased is a trade mark owned by a competitor, then the advertiser may well face legal action by the ACCC and a claim for damages or an account of profits by the trade mark owner.
