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Non-compete clauses may be banned by 2027 – here’s what small businesses should do now
Here’s what small businesses should know and do to prepare for the changes.
Brooki Bakehouse, RecipeTin Eats, and the complexities of IP protection for small businesses
What do you do when your products and services sit in a legal grey area?
IP Australia launches IP First Response to help businesses tackle infringement
The new tool helps businesses safeguard and enforce their IP.
Why half of SMEs don’t use AI
Despite the aforementioned concerns about AI, ANZ SMEs are considered to still be the most likely to use AI regularly co...
How legal eagles can ease businesses’ growing pains
Sole traders, partnerships, companies and trusts all operate differently and have their own advantages and disadvantages...
Safeguarding small businesses: strategies to counter the threat of corporate dominance
Your business being smaller has advantages, for which you can embed your culture and process faster than a bigger entity...
Eight steps to starting a franchise
Consider registering each type of IP relevant to your franchise - register your logo as a trade mark and register your b...
Even your accountant won’t tell you about this mistake that could cost you thousands
Professionals like accountants may not be aware about the risk of trademarks and how one wrong move can set you back tho...
A striking profile
As a business owner it’s important to build your business’s brand at the same time as you create content you own that wi...
Can Banksy teach us anything about keeping your trademark?
The real purpose of trademarks is to make sure there is no confusion by the buying public as to where their purchase has...