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Sportsbet settles trade mark stoush with rival bookmaker
Article 2020-12-17 10:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Rival bookmakers Sportsbet and Sportsbetting.com.au have reached a settlement in their trade mark and consumer law dispute, agreeing to drop their claims against each other for unspecified terms.

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Boehringer appeals win for Merck in parasite patent spat
Appeals 2020-10-13 12:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim will take another crack at opposing a patent application for an injectable anti-parasite drug for livestock by a subsidiary of competitor Merck Sharp & Dohme.

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Judge shuts down Boehringer challenge to Merck Sharp & Dohme parasite patent
Agriculture 2020-09-24 1:59 pm By Miklos Bolza

Pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim has failed in its Federal Court challenge to a patent application for an injectable anti-parasite drug for livestock by a subsidiary of competitor Merck Sharp & Dohme.

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Sequenom’s ‘incorporeal’ prenatal genetic test unpatentable, Ariosa tells Full Court
Adrian Ryan 2020-06-29 9:12 pm By Miklos Bolza

Ariosa Diagnostics is fighting to revoke a patent for noninvasive prenatal test owned by Sequenom, arguing it merely describes how to extract “incorporeal” genetic information that is naturally found within the DNA of an unborn foetus.

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‘Groundless threats’: Sportsbet hit with cross claim in trade mark spat
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-06-26 6:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

Bookmaker Sportsbetting.com.au has accused rival Sportsbet of “groundless threats” as it hits back with a cross claim in a hotly disputed trade mark lawsuit between the two companies.

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Kraft takes trade dress battle with Bega to High Court
Addisons 2020-05-21 11:12 am By Christine Caulfield

US food giant Kraft-Heinz wants the High Court to hear its intellectual property stoush with Bega after twice losing the battle over the right to use its peanut butter trade dress in Australia.

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University defeats opposition to rare cancer detection patent
Anthony Franklin 2020-05-06 6:07 pm By Alison Eveleigh

The path has been cleared for US university to patent its rare cancer detection invention, defeating opposition from an Australian medical technology company.

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Bega triumphs again in $60M battle over peanut butter IP rights
Addisons 2020-04-14 3:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Kraft has lost an appeal in its high-stakes legal battle against Bega over the right to use its distinctive peanut butter trade dress in Australia.

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Juno halts planned sale of Velcade generic in settlement with Millennium, US
Biopharmalex 2020-03-24 11:08 am By Christine Caulfield

Generic drug maker Juno Pharmaceuticals has agreed to stopped planned sales of its cheap version of Millennium Pharmaceuticals anti-cancer medication Velcade in Australia as part of a settlement of its lawsuit alleging two patents covering the drug were invalid.

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Banks want to grill ANZ cartel case witnesses on late evidence by ACCC
ACCC 2019-12-10 6:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

The banks and executives facing criminal charges over alleged cartel conduct related to ANZ’s $2.5 billion share placement in 2015 will fight to widen their cross-examination of key ACCC witnesses after new information was brought to light in late submissions by the regulator.

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