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 also 3 one page “fact” sheets to go with them:

(a) Virtual Designs;

(b) Partial Designs;

(c) Incremental Improvements,

but you probably want to read the consultation papers proper to understand them.

Incremental improvements

The idea here is that a designer may file a low-cost preliminary design and within 6 months file the “main design”. The priority date of the

Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, broke his silence on Sunday about the second indictment of Donald Trump.

On Thursday, a grand jury indicted the former president on 37 charges ranging from willful retention of classified documents to obstruction charges in connection to the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s investigation into whether he mishandled classified documents after leaving office in January 2021. The the probe was led by special counsel Jack Smith who was appointed by the DOJ to oversee the case.

Federal prosecutors are accusing the former president of mishandling sensitive presidential records and obstructing government efforts to retrieve

INVESTIGATION REMINDER: The Schall Law Firm Announces it is Investigating Claims Against Prudential plc and Encourages Investors with Losses to Contact the Firm

The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announced that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Prudential plc (“Prudential” or “the Company”) (NYSE: PUK, OTC: PUKPF) for violations of the securities laws .

The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors. Prudential disclosed on May 31, 2023, that Chief Financial Officer James Turner had resigned during a probe of a

WASHINGTON — The newly enacted debt ceiling law all but assures that the winner of the 2024 presidential election and the next Congress will face another potentially calamitous default deadline soon after taking office.

The measure signed by President Joe Biden over the weekend suspends the debt limit until Jan. 1, 2025, with an additional few months for the Treasury Department to use “extraordinary measures” to pay the bills.

It’s not just the debt ceiling, which is more likely to be contentious if Biden wins re-election. The party that controls Congress and the White House will set the agenda on

If you’ve been admitted to law school, congratulations!

You survived the admissions process, made your seat deposit and you lit a beautiful Memorial Day bonfire of your LSAT prep books. Now what?

The first year of law school is as important as it is intimidating. One thing that eases this gauntlet is the camaraderie of a close-knit campus. Study groups, campus activities and chance encounters may germinate lifelong friendships, romances and shared interests.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge says Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional.

In a 70-page ruling handed down late Friday night, US District Judge Thomas Parker wrote that the law was both “unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad.” He also added that the statute encouraged “discriminatory enforcement.”

“There is no question that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment. But there is a difference between material that is ‘obscene’ in the

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As China expands its artificial intelligence development, some experts are raising the alarm over the potential of an AI-related catastrophe.

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China has pushed forward with state-sponsored AI research and development, announcing in March that it would fund emerging technologies in the tech race against the United States.

The country has also suggested it could be the global leader in the field by 2030, the South China Morning Post reported.

With Beijing plowing forward with the development of AI, some experts fear that the country, which has a poor track record for industrial disasters, may not be adequately