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Telstra must give Siemens identity details of potential copyright infringers
Harris & Company 2020-06-30 8:39 pm By Alison Eveleigh Sydney

Telstra has been ordered to provide technology company Siemens Industry Software with all documents relating to the identity of account holders who may have infringed Siemens’ copyright.

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Hytera can’t claim Motorola purposefully delayed notification of source code theft
Angus Lang 2020-06-30 5:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Sydney

A judge has rejected new evidence sought to be advanced by Hytera Communications in its IP battle with Motorola that Motorola deliberately delayed notifying Hytera of possible theft of its source code because it wanted to improve its market position.

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Sequenom’s ‘incorporeal’ prenatal genetic test unpatentable, Ariosa tells Full Court
Adrian Ryan 2020-06-29 9:12 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Ariosa Diagnostics is fighting to revoke a patent for noninvasive prenatal test owned by Sequenom, arguing it merely describes how to extract “incorporeal” genetic information that is naturally found within the DNA of an unborn foetus.

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Janssen files lawsuit to block generic version of HIV drug
Biopharmalex 2020-06-29 4:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Drug maker Janssen has fired off a lawsuit against Juno Pharmaceuticals for allegedly threatening to infringe a patent for its HIV drug Prezista with a generic version of the drug, one year after fending off generic competition from a different drug maker.

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‘Groundless threats’: Sportsbet hit with cross claim in trade mark spat
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-06-26 6:32 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Bookmaker Sportsbetting.com.au has accused rival Sportsbet of “groundless threats” as it hits back with a cross claim in a hotly disputed trade mark lawsuit between the two companies.

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Judge won’t re-open Love Is In The Air case to hear argument ‘overlooked’ the first time
Banki Haddock Fiora 2020-06-25 4:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The judge overseeing a copyright infringement lawsuit against an electronic music duo and Air France over the 1977 disco hit ‘Love Is In The Air’ has denied a request to re-open the case or tweak his reasons for rejecting most claims for damages, saying the plaintiffs’ opportunity to raise an argument they had likely “overlooked” had passed.

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Road barrier companies hit the brakes on patent dispute
Clayton Utz 2020-06-25 1:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A settlement has been reached in a dispute between UK-based Hill & Smith Holdings and Australia-based Safe Barriers Pty Ltd over a patented road safety barrier system.

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Court mulls joint hearing for a2 Milk’s triple trade mark dispute
Baker McKenzie 2020-06-24 3:36 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Three high stakes lawsuits brought by a2 Milk Company against rival diary producers over the use of a2 as a trade mark may be heard together in early 2021.

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Burger chain flips, agrees to injunction over Sizzler ‘tribute’ burger  
Cynthia Cochrane 2020-06-23 5:41 pm By Alison Eveleigh Sydney

The Brisbane-based burger chain at the centre of a trademark stoush with buffet bar pioneer Sizzler has agreed to refrain from its allegedly infringing trade mark use until the case is decided.

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Tribute burger ‘Sizzler’ comes under fire from restaurant giant
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-06-22 11:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Casual dining pioneer Sizzler has served up a trade mark lawsuit over an eponymous burger sold by a Brisbane-based burger chain and marketed as an “ode to the cultural icon”.

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