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Judge allows Neurim to seek additional damages in patent suit over insomnia drug
Neurim Pharmaceuticals can seek limited additional damages in a patent infringement case relating to its insomnia drug Circadin, after a judge granted a mid-trial bid to amend its pleadings against Generic Partners and Apotex.
Media monitor Isentia loses bid to lower interim copyright fees
The Copyright Tribunal has dismissed an application by media monitoring firm Isentia to lower per-clip rates payable to collecting house Copyright Agency, rejecting arguments the higher fees had led to a loss of customers.
Costly IP cases could make Australian courts look bad, Dynastat patent judge says
A judge overseeing patent litigation over the painkiller Dynastat has urged the parties to narrow any issues in dispute, saying the excessive amounts of money spent in these types of cases could harm public perception.
Dutch coffee giant pours hot water on K-fee’s patent for espresso capsule
The Dutch coffee company behind the popular Moccona brand has successfully opposed a coffee capsule patent sought by coffee machine maker K-fee.
Full Court says Oxworks wrongly awarded extra damages in patent suit
The Full Federal Court has provided clarity around additional damages in patent cases by reducing the penalties liable to be paid by an Australian fencing and gate manufacturer found to have infringed a rival's patent for a fence base.
University of Sydney wins IP rights case against ObjectiVision
The University of Sydney has emerged triumphant in its long running battle over the intellectual property rights of a glaucoma testing device, with the Federal Court ruling against opthalmic diagnostic tool manufacturer ObjectiVision.
Judge slams Copyright Agency’s $32.5M interim request from universities as ‘absurd’ and ‘unfair’
A group of 39 of Australia’s largest universities has managed to avoid paying its full $32.5 million annual fee to Copyright Agency Ltd, while a dispute over the terms of a licence remains unresolved.
Network 10 to ‘fiercely defend’ Boss trade mark case by Fairfax
Network 10 told a court Thursday it would "fiercely defend" a trade mark case brought by Fairfax Media over 10's recent rebrand and its newly approved trade mark, 10 Boss.