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Wyeth faces trial over generic Effexor delay
Bird & Bird 2018-06-01 11:21 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A decade-long courtroom battle over a patent for Effexor-XR that delayed the release of cheap versions of the anti-depressant is at the centre of a trial starting Monday in Sydney pitting four generic drug makers against pharmaceutical giant Wyeth.

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Kmart boss misled cargo pants maker in IP spat, court told
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-30 4:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Kmart CEO Guy Russo gave false assurances that the department store had revamped designs for a line of cargo pants and shorts after being warned that it was infringing on the copyright of workwear brand FXD, a new suit alleges.

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Aristocrat docs still ‘floating around’ rival’s office, court told
Entertainment 2018-05-30 2:55 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Gaming giant Aristocrat Technologies told a court Wednesday that confidential material used by a designer to steal its poker machine idea may yet find its way into the launch version of its rival’s machine, despite assurances to the contrary.

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Chinese restaurant chain wins injunction in franchise trademark dispute
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-29 3:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge has granted Chinese restaurant chain Tim Ho Wan’s bid for a temporary injunction in a dispute over trademark rights assigned through a franchise agreement. 

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Actavis, AstraZeneca resolve Crestor patent battle
Allens 2018-05-28 11:45 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Generic drug giant Actavis Global has reached a settlement with AstraZeneca in a long-running patent dispute over blockbuster cholesterol medicine Crestor that wound its way to the High Court.

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TM reputation irrelevant in deceptively similar cases, court hears
Agriculture 2018-05-28 10:34 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A trade mark’s reputation is beside the point in an infringement claim alleging deceptive similarity, the Full Federal Court heard Monday in an appeal of a case involving two of Australia’s biggest meat processing and distribution companies.

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Catch Group sues Kogan over ‘catch’ AdWords
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2018-05-28 10:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

E-retailer Catch Group has sued competitor Kogan, saying the online retailer is violating its “catch” trademarks and the consumer law through sponsored links on Google driven by phrases using the word “catch”.

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Judge tosses infringement suit over machine safety patent
Article 2018-05-25 10:06 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A technology company has won dismissal of a Federal Court case alleging its industrial machine safety system that uses laser beams to detect hazards infringed on a patent licensed to a rival.

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ACCC loses appeal in Pfizer misuse of market power case
Appeals 2018-05-25 3:05 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

In a major loss for the ACCC, the Full Federal Court on Friday tossed the competition regulator’s challenge to a ruling that drug giant Pfizer did not misuse its market power in the months leading up to the expiration of the patent for its blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor.

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Bega ratchets up claims in peanut butter feud with Kraft
Addisons 2018-05-24 9:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Bega Cheese has brought new allegations against Kraft in their dispute over who owns the rights to the signature Kraft peanut butter packaging in Australia.

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