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Fairfax loses fight to block realestate.com.au trade mark
Fairfax Media has lost a bid to stop online property advertising company REA Group from trademarking its web address realestate.com.au.
Judge says Bohemia trademark not distinctive
The official exporter of crystal from the Czech Republic has lost a battle with an Australian catering company over the exclusive rights to the name Bohemia Crystal.
Melbourne breweries battle over “ale” trade marks
Melbourne-based Collins St Brewing has sued rival artisanal brewer La Sirene for allegedly violating its "urban ale" trade mark.
Taronga Zoo faces court in trade mark battle
Sydney's iconic Taronga Zoo will bare its teeth in court Tuesday for the first hearing in its trade mark battle against the creators of Sydney Zoo, a wildlife reserve in Darling Harbour.
Lawyer to square off against IP Australia over software patent
Patent lawyer and inventor Todd Martin will get two days in court to challenge the Australian Patent Office's decision to reject his innovation for failing the manner of manufacture test, one of two closely watched appeals challenging computer software patent rejections.
AstraZeneca resolves Crestor patent spat with Generic Health
Pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Generic Health have laid down their swords in a long-running patent dispute over AstraZeneca's cholesterol drug Crestor, two-and-a-half years after the High Court of Australia found the patent obvious and invalid.
Online course stole US company’s copyright, judge says
A judge ruled Wednesday that online educator TalentMed violated the copyright of educational materials prep company Career Step when it "cut corners" and lifted text to create a competing course.
IP Australia grounds coffee pod patent
Australian company Vittoria Food & Beverage has won its challenge to a patent application for a coffee pod system filed by a unit of global food giant Mondelez International.
IP Australia shoots down Bayer patent
IP Australia handed a win Thursday to a company challenging a Bayer animal drug patent, but gave Bayer an additional two months to address its concerns about the patent application's deficiencies.
Google bid for ad patent shot down by IP Australia
IP Australia has denied Google's application for approval of a patent covering advertising price discounting, saying it was not a manner of manufacture and therefore not patentable.