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Allergan wins appeal in Botox trade mark battle

Botox maker Allergan has successfully challenged a Federal Court judgment dismissing its trade mark lawsuit against an Australian company selling topical creams as an alternative to Botox injections.

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Caterpillar wins fight over Puma’s Procat trade mark

US machinery manufacturer Caterpillar has won its appeal of a decision approving sportswear brand Puma’s ‘Procat’ trade mark application, with a judge finding “a significant number” of consumers might be confused by the mark.

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Broadcaster appeals Seven’s win over ‘7HD’ trade mark

A Thai broadcaster has appealed a decision by IP Australia that found its proposed 7HD trade mark was deceptively similar to the Seven television network’s mark.  

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In win for Abbey Labs, Elanco’s animal drug patent thrown out for lack of invention

IP Australia has refused to register a patent acquired by Elanco Australasia from Bayer covering a lice treatment, after amendments failed to address findings that the patent lacked an inventive step.

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Griffith Hack partners peel off to start new IP firm

Three former Griffith Hack partners have joined forces to launch their own IP firm, which they claim offers a “new and more holistic approach” to intellectual property.

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Allergan appeals loss in Botox trade mark dispute

Botox maker Allergan has appealed a court judgment tossing most of trade mark case against an Australian cosmetics company that sells topical creams as Botox alternatives.

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Settlement reached in Illinois Tool Works lawsuit over concrete patent

An Australian concrete product maker has settled a lawsuit brought by US industrial equipment manufacturer Illinois Tool Works over its patents for precast concrete products.

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Judge frowns on Allergan’s ‘Botox’ trade mark lawsuit

Botox maker Allergan has lost a lawsuit that accused an Australian cosmetics company that sells topical creams as an alternative to Botox injections of infringing its Botox trade mark.

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US industrial giant Illinois Tool Works sues Aussie concrete company for patent infringement

US industrial equipment manufacturer Illinois Tool Works has launched Federal Court patent infringement proceedings against an Australian producer of precast concrete products.

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Bayer’s parasite treatment patent bites the dust after challenge by Abbey

Animal health company Abbey Laboratories has successfully challenged an application by rival Bayer Australia for a patent covering a treatment for biting lice.

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