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Cotton On reaches settlement in copyright stoush with streetwear rival
By George Legal 2022-05-18 10:46 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Cotton On has settled court proceedings brought against rival surf and streetwear label Ghanda for threatening it with a copyright and trade mark infringement lawsuit.

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Dyno Nobel feud with Orica over detonation device patents blows up
Cynthia Cochrane 2022-05-16 2:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Two of the world’s largest manufacturers of explosives have taken their fight over three patents for a detonation device to the Federal Court.

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High Court KOs Repipe’s fight over patents for computer-implemented tech
Angus Lang 2022-05-11 1:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has rejected plumbing company Repipe’s application to hear its case centred on the question of patent eligibility for computer-implemented inventions, saying the case was not an appropriate vehicle for special leave.

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Pfizer sues drug companies over Enbrel biosimilar
Ashurst 2022-05-10 11:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has fired off a lawsuit against four drug companies for allegedly infringing one of its patents for biologic Enbrel by selling a biosimilar of the blockbuster arthritis drug in Australia.

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Bayer drops challenge over patent extension for contraceptive drug
Article 2022-05-09 1:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Bayer has dropped its appeal to a ruling that quashed an extension for its patent covering an oral contraceptive, after the Full Court dealt drug makers a blow in two separate cases on how patent term extensions should be calculated.

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Seeing red: Priceline can’t trade mark signature pink
Healthcare 2022-05-06 11:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Discount pharmacy Priceline cannot trade mark the signature bright pink that adorns it shopfront signs and awnings, an IP Australia delegate has found.

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Apple faces battle to protect Touch ID source code in patent stoush
Angus Lang 2022-05-06 2:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Apple is “unlikely” to avoid production of the source code for its Touch ID and Face ID technology to an Australian non-practicing entity that has sued the Silicon Valley company for patent infringement, a judge has said.

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Judge won’t stay Australian Mud Company’s bid for $40M in damages for drilling patent infringement
Adrian Ryan 2022-04-29 5:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Mining tool company Globaltech has lost its bid to delay Australian Mud Company’s case, on foot since 2016, which seeks $39.9 million in damages for its rival’s infringement of a mining tool patent.

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Mother drink maker wins stay of trade mark loss, but must swallow costs
Ben Cameron 2022-04-26 2:53 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The maker of Mother brand energy drinks has won a stay of a judge’s decision to remove one of its trade marks for non-use, but has been hit with indemnity costs in its ongoing intellectual property stoush with rival Cantarella Bros.

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High Court to hear CoreLogic appeal over copyright for real estate pics
Anthony Messina 2022-04-20 11:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The High Court has agreed to weigh in on whether property data analytics firm CoreLogic infringed a real estate photographer’s copyright by uploading images from realestate.com.au to its platform.

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