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Aussie banknote maker defeats UK rival’s security device patent, for now
Financial Services 2018-09-10 10:35 pm By Christine Caulfield Sydney

Australian banknote manufacturer CCL Secure has successfully blocked British rival De La Rue International from registering a patent for a banknote security device.

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VisionSearch takes final shot at ObjectiVision’s ‘limited’ case
Allens 2018-09-06 10:58 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

ObjectiVision has presented a “limited” and “debatable” case that its source code for a glaucoma testing device was copied, the Federal Court heard Thursday as the trial in a four-year spat with the University of Sydney over IP rights came to a close.

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Motorola says Hytera misled court, wins discovery request
Cameron Moore 2018-09-06 8:34 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Motorola Solutions says Hytera Communications misled the Federal Court about key decision makers involved in the development of radio products which it claims infringe three of its patents.

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Monster Energy loses challenges to trade mark registrations
Collision & Co 2018-09-06 6:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Sydney

Energy drink giant Monster Energy Company has  come up short in two oppositions to trade mark registrations which it claimed would infringe its marks.

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Codeine patents involve natural parts that can’t be patented, court told
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2018-09-06 3:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

TPI Enterprises has gone on the offensive in a patent lawsuit initiated by rival poppy processor Tasmanian Alkaloids, saying the patents at the centre of the suit describe natural parts that can’t be patented.

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Reckitt wins round in challenge to S.C. Johnson toilet bowl cleaner patent
Consumer Goods 2018-09-05 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser has successfully opposed a proposed patent for a toilet bowl cleaner filed by rival S.C. Johnson, but a delegate for IP Australia has allowed the company to amend its patent application.

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Inhibox maker used Allergan’s Botox trade mark for comparison’s sake, court hears
Griffith Hack 2018-09-05 8:30 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The company that manufactures Botox alternatives has denied infringing on Allergan’s Botox trade mark, telling a court Wednesday its use of the word was for comparative purposes only.

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Aldi offered $150,000 to settle MoroccanOil dispute
Article 2018-09-04 11:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Discount supermarket chain Aldi offered $150,000 to end a lawsuit brought by the maker of the popular MoroccanOil line of hair products, a court judgment revealed Tuesday.

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ObjectiVision wraps up IP trial against University of Sydney
Allens 2018-09-04 10:25 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Ophthalmic diagnostic device manufacturer ObjectiVision has made its final pitch to the Federal Court at the end of trial in a long-running intellectual property and contract dispute with the University of Sydney, saying in closing submissions that the school had run a “curious” case. 

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Microsoft wins $2.8M judgment for violations of Windows IP
Intellectual Property 2018-09-04 5:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Microsoft has won a $2.8 million judgment against a Melbourne computer retailer for violating the intellectual property for its Windows 7 software.

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