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Janssen files lawsuit to block generic version of HIV drug
Biopharmalex 2020-06-29 4:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Drug maker Janssen has fired off a lawsuit against Juno Pharmaceuticals for allegedly threatening to infringe a patent for its HIV drug Prezista with a generic version of the drug, one year after fending off generic competition from a different drug maker.

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Burger chain flips, agrees to injunction over Sizzler ‘tribute’ burger  
Cynthia Cochrane 2020-06-23 5:41 pm By Alison Eveleigh Sydney

The Brisbane-based burger chain at the centre of a trademark stoush with buffet bar pioneer Sizzler has agreed to refrain from its allegedly infringing trade mark use until the case is decided.

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Tribute burger ‘Sizzler’ comes under fire from restaurant giant
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-06-22 11:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Casual dining pioneer Sizzler has served up a trade mark lawsuit over an eponymous burger sold by a Brisbane-based burger chain and marketed as an “ode to the cultural icon”.

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Court invalidates Caffitaly coffee capsule patents, tosses infringement case against rival
Amy Campbell 2020-06-22 8:29 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Coffee capsule machine manufacturer Caffitaly has suffered a significant loss in its intellectual property case against a rival, with the Federal Court dismissing its infringement claims and revoking three of its patents in a single shot.

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Australian Bar Association’s trade mark lawsuit is not a class action, judge says
Appeals 2020-06-03 3:40 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A trade mark infringement lawsuit filed by the former CEO of the Australian Bar Association was not properly brought as a class action on behalf of member barristers, a judge has found.

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Full Court deals another blow to software patents in Rokt case
Advertising 2020-05-21 11:29 am By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Full Federal Court has rejected a patent application for a digital advertising system by e-commerce firm Rokt in a test case by IP Australia that comes as a blow to the patentability of computer software in Australia.

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Government loses case claiming $325M over generic Plavix delay
Acting Justice Arthur Emmett 2020-04-28 6:05 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A court has dismissed a claim by the Australian Government for $325 million against pharmaceutical companies Sanofi and Bristol-Myers Squibb allegedly owed for excess subsidies it paid for blood-thinner Plavix as a result of an interlocutory injunction blocking a generic version of the blockbuster drug.

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Rokt parries blows from Full Court as it looks to save software patent
Advertising 2020-02-10 9:53 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A landmark ruling granting fintech Rokt’s application for a software patent has come under attack before the Full Federal Court, with the judges expressing skepticism about the invention’s patentability.

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Corrs partner on the hook for security in DNA patent appeal
Appeals 2020-01-06 5:32 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A partner at Corrs Chambers Westgarth who successfully opposed a genome editing patent by ToolGen, and a corporate predecessor of law firm Ashurst, have been ordered to pay $375,000 in security in an appeal launched by the South Korean biotech firm.

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Ousted Piper Alderman partner to expand case against firm
Business of Law 2019-12-09 12:30 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A former senior Piper Alderman partner who lodged a sex discrimination case against the firm and was forced off the partnership in June is broadening her case, a court has heard.

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