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In loss for Raw C maker, judge finds rival’s blue packaging not misleading
Cowell Clarke Commercial Lawyers 2023-02-07 12:21 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has thrown out a lawsuit by the maker of Raw C coconut water alleging a rival’s coconut water featuring a similar aqua blue packaging with images of palm fronds would confuse consumers.

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Finish detergent maker says trade mark judgment doesn’t wash
Appeals 2022-10-31 2:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The maker of Finish dishwashing products has appealed a judgment that removed two of its trade marks for non-use and rejected its claim that a competitor’s logo was deceptively similar.

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Finished: Powerball detergent maker loses trade mark case
Ashurst 2022-09-06 2:54 pm By Sam Matthews

The maker of Finish dishwashing products has had two of its trade marks struck from the register after losing an intellectual property suit against an emerging rival.

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Judge asked by appeals court to explain damages in trade secrets spat
Banki Haddock Fiora 2022-07-13 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court has returned a case to a judge it said did not give sufficient reasons for awarding damages in a case brought by flooring company Evagroup against a sales manager who left to launch a competing business.

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$2.5M in damages sought in ‘Love Is In The Air’ copyright suit
Banki Haddock Fiora 2022-03-01 4:06 pm By Miklos Bolza

The holder of the licence for ‘Love Is In The Air’ is seeking $2.5 million in damages from Oregon electronic music duo Glass Candy for infringing the copyright for the 1970s disco hit, despite a judge dismissing most claims for damages against the pair.

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Judge steps down from ‘Love Is In The Air’ copyright case
Banki Haddock Fiora 2021-12-14 2:19 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has recused himself from hearing a dispute over the alleged infringement of the copyright for the disco classic ‘Love Is In the Air’ on the eve of a damages hearing.

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Detergent buyers don’t confuse Finish, Somat brands, trade mark trial hears
Ashurst 2021-11-16 6:14 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The maker of Somat dishwashing products has hit back at allegations of trade mark infringement, telling a court the prominent brand name on its range of dishwashing tablets functions as an “unmistakable” point of difference between the company and market leader Finish.

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Finish detergent wins injunction in Powerball trade mark case
Ashurst 2021-09-06 1:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

The makers of Finish dishwashing products has secured an injunction keeping rival Somat products branded with an allegedly infringing logo from supermarket shelves until the Federal Court decides a high-stakes trade mark battle.

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Finish Powerball maker wants to derail competitor’s launch, court hears
Ashurst 2021-09-02 10:04 pm By Bianca Hrovat

An urgent injunction sought by the makers of Finish dishwashing products to remove Henkel Australia’s flagship product from supermarket shelves could derail the launch of Somat-branded products in Australia, a court has heard.

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Finish Powerball maker sues detergent rival for ‘deceptively similar’ packaging
Ashurst 2021-08-17 4:00 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The maker of Finish dishwashing products is seeking an urgent injunction to clear a competitor’s products from supermarket shelves, alleging trademark infringement over “deceptively similar” packaging depicting dishwasher gel caps.

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