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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.