Monster Energy has hit back at an inventor’s claim it infringed his intellectual property by using his method for laser-etched branded pull tabs on cans, saying the invention is obvious.
Infant formula maker Care A2 Plus has lost a bid for a freezing order against the former chief financial officer of Sports Flick as it appeals a finding she had no involvement in a fellow executive’s “deceitful” scheme over a $5 million World Cup streaming deal.
Monster Energy has lost a trade mark tiff with American broadcaster A&E Television, with IP Australia giving the media company the all-clear to register a mark for its ‘Monster Motor Challenge’ TV series.
The government of Peru has appealed a ruling that rejected its bid to trade mark the alcoholic spirit pisco, after an IP Australia delegate found Aussie consumers think of more than Peruvian pisco when they see the name.
Baby food maker Bellamy’s better have a good explanation for ditching settlement talks in a $400,000 sex discrimination lawsuit by former boss Tarsi Luo, a judge has warned.
An inventor who claims Monster Energy infringed his patent for laser etched pull tabs is fighting the beverage giant’s bid for $150,000 in security for costs, saying its estimates were “monstrous”.
The French association representing wine producers from Champagne is appealing a recent trade mark loss to an Australian health retailer, claiming a product being sold on Aussie shelves is using its coveted name without assurances it originates from the French region.
In a decade-old dispute, Viterra has lost an appeal of a judgment holding it liable to pay Cargill Australia $293 million for misrepresentations about the performance of its malt producer Joe White, which it sold to Cargill for $420 million in 2013.
The law firm that secured a $25 million settlement in a class action against dairy co-op Fonterra is fighting to recoup $5.4 million in legal fees, asking the court to disregard parts of an expert report slashing its fees.
Monster Energy has lodged a Federal Court appeal after failing to block supplements retailer MuscleTech from registering a new logo that it alleges is similar to its own M claw mark.