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A Lord of the Fries outlet.

Despite Tolkien to their lawyers, Middle-earth is not lord of the courtroom

Australian vegan burger chain Lord of the Fries does battle with the Lord of the Rings franchise in a legal dispute over the three words they both share in their name.

  • Alexander Darling

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Margot Robbie’s Barbie swapped her high heels for Birkenstocks in the Hollywood hit movie.

Once uncool, Birkenstocks are now all the rage. But are they ‘art’? A court had to make a choice

The cork-soled sandals have enjoyed something of a rebirth since Margot Robbie wore a pink pair in Barbie. 

  • Kirsten Grieshaber
The Fluicer and its dupes.

Dupe culture and patent costs threaten the next great Australian inventions

It is a shame two successive governments have failed to address a 2021 patent law review’s 16 recommendations.

  • The Herald's View
There will be no headshots of players on the Big Bash SuperCoach site.

Angry agents and the snag in Cricket Australia’s SuperCoach plans

The governing body received complaints from irate agents over what they claimed was a breach of cricketers’ intellectual property.

  • Andrew Wu

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