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

Jude Law wore a horrifying concoction of scents, a pungent blend of “blood, fecal matter and sweat,” to play Henry VIII in “Firebrand,” a historical thriller about the final days of the king and his sixth and last wife Katherine Parr.

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FRISCO (CBSNewsTexas.com) – McDonald Sanders, the law firm representing Talley Amusements and the Frisco Fair, has released a letter asking to appeal the revocation of the permit of the fair. Frisco Fresh Market is also appealing for a revocation.

On April 29, one day after the fair began, an incidents occurred that required the response of 26 police officers. On May 1, the city revoked the special event permit for the fair due to public safety concerns.

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Protests erupted over the weekend over the shooting of a Black 16-year-old in Missouri whose family said was shot in the head after going to the wrong home to pick up his twin brothers.

Ralph Yarl was allegedly shot by the homeowner outside the Kansas City residence when he arrived on Thursday. According to a GoFundMe created by his aunt Faith Spoonmore, Yarl mistakenly went to a house one block away from where he was supposed to pick up his brothers. When he pulled into the driveway and rang the doorbell, the home owner shot him twice, including once in

NEW YORK, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ —

WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: HBNC) resulting from allegations that Horizon Bank may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.

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A Florida bill protecting homeowners’ right to fly certain flags outside of their homes cleared its second Senate committee Wednesday morning.

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One year later, a local Jacksonville business ran into problems with the city for displaying military flags on its property.

Now, a bill moving in

NEW YORK, April 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ —

WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Kornit Digital Ltd., KRNT between February 17, 2021 and July 5, 2022both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important April 17, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.

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