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Arnott’s, Campbell won’t use ‘Plantly’ logo while TM infringement case simmers
Ed Heerey 2021-03-30 11:55 am By Christine Caulfield

Food giants Arnott’s and Campbell will stop using their ‘Plantly’ logo on any new products pending the resolution of a trade mark infringement lawsuit brought by rival Goodman Fielder.

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Goodman Fielder sues Arnott’s over ‘deceptively similar’ trade mark
Ed Heerey 2021-03-22 3:39 pm By Miklos Bolza

Singapore-owned food and beverage company Goodman Fielder has filed a trade mark infringement lawsuit against Arnott’s and Campbells after the two companies applied to register a trade mark that was one letter different to its own.

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Vagisil maker wins appeal to halt European rival’s trade mark
Appeals 2021-02-11 3:40 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

The maker of Vagisil feminine hygiene products has successfully overturned a ruling that denied its bid to stop a European competitor from registering Vagisan as a trade mark in Australia.

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Goodman Fielder wins ‘La Famiglia’ trade mark dispute
Clayton Utz 2021-02-08 2:58 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

Australasian food company Goodman Fielder has successfully challenged a bid by Conga Foods and an Italian pasta producer to register the ‘La Famiglia’ trade mark for pasta products.

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Craft brewery can’t overturn cancellation of ‘Urban Ale’ trade mark
Appeals 2020-11-04 7:00 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Melbourne-based craft brewery has failed to save its ‘Urban Ale’ trade mark, with the Full Federal Court dismissing its appeal and finding that a judgment ordering the cancellation of the mark was correct.

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Vagisil maker files appeal to halt European rival’s trade mark
Appeals 2020-03-04 9:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The maker of Vagisil feminine hygiene products has appealed a ruling that denied its bid to stop a European competitor from registering Vagisan as a trade mark in Australia.

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Bitter dispute ends in cancellation of ‘Urban Ale’ trade mark
Ed Heerey 2020-02-07 7:41 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Melbourne-based craft brewery has had its ‘Urban Ale’ trade mark cancelled, with a judge finding other beer makers might want to use the words to describe their products and that cancelling the mark would be in the public interest.

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Judge tosses Vagisil maker’s challenge to European rival’s trade mark
Appeals 2020-02-04 11:43 am By Miklos Bolza

The international company behind the Vagisil feminine hygiene brand has lost its bid to stop a European competitor from registering Vagisan as a trade mark in Australia.

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Bean there, done that: Lavazza says it used ‘oro’ trade mark before Vittoria
Clayton Utz 2019-10-22 11:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Italian coffee manufacturer Lavazza has hit back against an infringement case brought by Australian rival Vittoria over two Oro trade marks, saying Vittoria’s rights over the marks should be revoked and claiming four decades of prior continuous use of its own unregistered mark.

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Aristocrat sues Ainsworth over ‘extensive and deliberate’ theft of slot machine IP
Angus Lang 2019-07-04 4:31 pm By Miklos Bolza

Casino and mobile game giant Aristocrat Technologies has sued rival Ainsworth Game Technology for alleged copyright infringement and breaches of Australian consumer law following the suspected theft of trade secrets by an employee.

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