Businessman Clive Palmer has successfully registered the United Australia Party name with the corporate regulator in what appears to be a settlement of his trade mark infringment suit against the expelled directors of another political party who had adopted the coveted moniker two years ago.
Denmark-based Lundbeck cannot recover damages for the alleged infringement of its Lexapro patent by generic drug companies that it dropped its claims against, a judge has found.
The Full Federal Court has shot down a challenge by Japanese electronics company Nichia Corp. to a ruling that Arrow Electronics did not infringe its patent for a white light emitting device.
The CSIRO is appealing a decision by the Commissioner of Patents that allowed chemical giant BASF to amend its application for a genetically modified organisms patent.
Juno Pharmaceuticals has resolved its appeal of an IP Australia ruling that allowed Seattle-based Juno Therapeutics to extend protection of its namesake trade mark into Australia.
Teva has taken generic drug maker Pharmacor to court for allegedly threatening to infringe its patent for a Parkinson’s drug.
International law firm Jones Day has expanded its intellectual property team in Sydney, hiring experienced patent litigator Andrew Rankine from Ashurst as its second local partner.
US company Branhaven has won leave to amend its cow genome patent after a judge dismissed opposition by industry bodies Meat & Livestock Australia and Dairy Australia as “flimsy” and “bizarre”.
Intellectual property powerhouse Spruson & Ferguson has bolstered the ranks of its Melbourne office with the recruitment of seasoned patent lawyer Brett Connor from FPA Patent Attorneys.
A judge has ordered auto components distributor Frontline Australasia to pay $1.1 million in damages after reproducing wire harnesses made by Lumen Australia without permission and supplying the unauthorised parts to car makers Mazda and Mitsubishi.