Noosa News
‘Silo art trail’ trademark battle over who owns the right to use phrase
The nation’s largest grain handler and a small council in rural Victoria are locked in a trademark battle over three little words that define some of the most monumental public art created in rural Australia in the past decade.
Key points:
- There are 45 silo art projects across Australia, and silo art trails in five states
- The Yarriambiack Shire is seeking permission to trademark the three-word phrase ‘silo art trail’
- Australia’s largest grains handler GrainCorp has lodged an application opposing the trademark
In 2017 Yarriambiack Shire delivered 400 pages of legal argument to IP Australia, the national agency responsible for trademarks, staking its claim to the phrase ‘silo art trail’.
The move caught GrainCorp by surprise after working with…
Continue Reading
-
Noosa News5 hours agoShocking moment Bradley Donald Towle arrested after Bruce Hwy rampage and shooting on Sunshine coast
-
General24 hours agoAustralian Catholics mourning death of Pope Francis
-
General21 hours agoPope Francis, the 266th pope, has died
-
General19 hours agoFounder Schwab quits as World Economic Forum chair