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Goodyear hits the brakes on trade mark appeal against Dunlop
Ashurst 2018-10-11 4:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

US tyre company Goodyear has dropped its challenge to a mixed trade mark ruling in its long-running dispute with UK-based rival Dunlop over coveted trade marks for ‘Dunlop’ and ‘Flying D’.

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Polo Ralph Lauren loses opposition to polo player trade mark
Consumer Goods 2018-10-10 2:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Polo Ralph Lauren has come up short in its opposition to a deregistered company’s bid to register a polo player trade mark.

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US sports site tackles Aussie rival with IP suit
Bird & Bird 2018-10-09 4:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A US sports news website founded by former Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter featuring content by athletes has filed a lawsuit alleging an Australian sports site has violated its IP.

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Trident Foods partially sinks trade mark appeals
Consumer Goods 2018-10-05 11:35 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Australian food manufacturer Trident Foods has won a partial victory after facing two appeals from US seafood giant Trident Seafoods seeking to remove its trade marks.

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Fisher & Paykel loses opposition to breathing apparatus patent
DLA Piper 2018-10-05 5:36 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Australian Patent Office has thrown out Fisher & Paykel Healthcare’s opposition to a patent for a gas supply apparatus used to treat respiratory conditions owned by California-based medical equipment manufacturer, ResMed.

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Vector sues Duoguard over corrosion prevention patent
Intellectual Property 2018-10-04 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Canada’s Vector Corrosion is suing Australia’s Duoguard and its UK supplier alleging the companies are infringing one of its patents for technology used to prevent corrosion of steel-reinforced concrete.

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Hytera asks to keep China’s state secrets from Motorola in IP war
Herbert Smith Freehills 2018-10-04 12:56 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Hytera Communications wants the Federal Court to block Motorola from accessing evidence in their patent war covered by Chinese laws prohibiting disclosure of state secrets or compromising the country’s cybersecurity.

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Melbourne cafe fined $185K for playing unlicenced music
Hospitality 2018-10-03 3:43 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A Melbourne cafe embroiled in a Fair Work battle over alleged staff underpayments has now been hit with a $185,000 fine for copyright infringement in a separate case brought against it by the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia.

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‘I just don’t get it’: judge questions Sandoz cross claim in Lexapro patent case
Clayton Utz 2018-10-02 9:25 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A Federal Court judge has expressed her disbelief at a cross claim by generic drug maker Sandoz against Danish multinational H Lundbeck, as the court begins to weigh arguments over damages owed to Lundbeck in the long-running patent case over its blockbuster anti-depressant Lexapro.

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Take-Two wins injunction against another Grand Theft Auto gamer
Bird & Bird 2018-10-02 3:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Take-Two interactive has won an injunction blocking a Grand Theft Auto gamer from distributing software that allows users to access restricted features of the popular game, a month after reaching a settlement with a gamer in a separate copyright case.

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