The security sum sought by Monster Energy from an inventor suing the beverage giant for patent infringement was “manifestly excessive”, a judge has said, and was based on an estimate of costs that included the fees of three solicitors and two barristers at an interlocutory hearing.
Just days before trial, exercise bike giant Peloton Interactive has dropped its lawsuit against California fitness company Mad Dogg Athletics that sought removal of Mad Dogg’s ‘spinning’ trade mark.
A judge has upheld findings from IP Australia that South Korean biotech ToolGen’s genome editing technology CRISPR is not patentable, but given the company one more chance to seek to amend its application.
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.
Law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth has ceased acting for Mad Dogg Athletics in its defence against a trade mark lawsuit by Peloton Interactive, one of 27 proceedings the California fitness company is facing across five countries, a court has heard.
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”.
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.
Gaming company Konami will cough up $35.9 million dollars to rival company Aristocrat Technologies next year, eight years after a judge found that it had violated Aristocrat’s patent for a slot machine with an improved jackpot feature.
Gaming company Konami Australia has been ordered to pay rival Aristocrat Technologies a proportion of profits from the sale of patent-infringing poker machines over a 12-year period, as well as a chunk of damages for supply of the games that generated no revenue at all.
US lingerie and beauty giant Victoria’s Secret has won undertakings from Chemist Warehouse to stop selling allegedly fake fragrance products until a trade mark suit against the pharmacy giant is decided.