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Lights out on Hanhwa’s solar cell patent infringement suit
A solar cell patent at the heart of intellectual property litigation brought by South Korean technology giant Hanwha has been found invalid.
Optus to rebrand ‘Boost’ products in trade mark case settlement
Optus has agreed to rebrand products that Boost Tel claimed had infringed on its trade marks, in  a settlement of the rivals' intellectual property spat.
Facebook ad shows use of ‘Motherland’ trade mark, High Court told
The High Court has been asked to weigh in on whether online ads targeting Australian consumers can be the basis for a trade mark registration, in a long-running intellectual property spat between the maker of Mother Energy drinks and Vittoria Coffee over their respective 'mother' marks.
Drink rivals mull High Court appeals after losing ‘Mother’ of all trade mark disputes
The owners of Mother energy drinks and Vittoria Food & Beverage have both lost their challenges to each other's 'Motherland' and 'Mothersky' trade marks and are considering taking the long-running stoush to the High Court. 
Optus ‘Boost’ promotions halted as Boost Tel lawsuit plays out
Telecommunications giant Singtel Optus has been barred from promoting various products using the word ‘boost’ until an intellectual property suit brought by Boost Mobile is resolved.
Boost Mobile sues Optus for ‘flagrant’ trade mark infringement
Boost Mobile has sued telecommunications giant Singtel Optus, alleging it “misappropriated” its goodwill by marketing services under a similar product name after Boost chose to move its mobile network to Telstra.
Mother drink maker wins stay of trade mark loss, but must swallow costs
The maker of Mother brand energy drinks has won a stay of a judge’s decision to remove one of its trade marks for non-use, but has been hit with indemnity costs in its ongoing intellectual property stoush with rival Cantarella Bros.
Energy Beverages tries to revive ‘Mother’ trade marks
The maker of Mother brand energy drinks has filed an appeal challenging a judge's decision to remove two of its registered 'Mother' trade marks for non-use.
Judge trashes Energy Beverages’ ‘Mother’ trade marks
Energy Beverages, which makes Mother brand energy drinks, has failed to convince a judge that two of its 'Mother' trade marks should not be removed for non-use.