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Judge won’t allow Ampol on site to rebrand Caltex stores
Intellectual Property 2021-08-10 6:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Service station giant Ampol has lost its bid to force petrol station chain EG Fuel Co to allow it access to 87 Caltex sites so they can be rebranded to Ampol stations, with a judge finding it would cause EG “obvious disruption”.

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Judge tosses Caltex trade mark case, says Chevron does not own colour red
Intellectual Property 2021-06-08 9:57 pm By Miklos Bolza

Chevron has mostly failed in its lawsuit accusing Australian petrol station company Ampol of infringing its Caltex trade marks, with a judge finding that Chevron’s case sought exclusive use over the colour red and was “at odds with commercial sense”.

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Ampol hits back at Chevron in trade mark trial over Caltex brand
Intellectual Property 2021-04-19 8:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Petrol station operator Ampol has denied accusations by US oil giant Chevron that it is misusing Caltex branding on 175 of its service stations, on the first day of a trial that could see the presiding judge take a road trip to view the alleged offending signage firsthand.

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Judge fast-tracks Chevron’s high stakes case against Ampol over Caltex trade mark
Intellectual Property 2021-01-15 2:35 pm By Miklos Bolza

A trade mark dispute between US oil giant Chevron and Australian petrol station operator Ampol has been set down for an expedited hearing in April, ahead of which the companies have been ordered into mediation.

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Judge advises Chevron to trim ‘window dressing’ from trade mark suit against Ampol
Intellectual Property 2021-01-14 3:00 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has told a unit of US energy giant Chevron Corporation to consider narrowing its trade mark dispute against Australian petrol station operator Ampol, as the parties consider whether to take the matter to an expedited hearing.

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Kraft takes trade dress battle with Bega to High Court
Intellectual Property 2020-05-21 11:12 am By Christine Caulfield

US food giant Kraft-Heinz wants the High Court to hear its intellectual property stoush with Bega after twice losing the battle over the right to use its peanut butter trade dress in Australia.

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Bega triumphs again in $60M battle over peanut butter IP rights
Intellectual Property 2020-04-14 3:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Kraft has lost an appeal in its high-stakes legal battle against Bega over the right to use its distinctive peanut butter trade dress in Australia.

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Judge allows hindsight evidence in lawsuit over Metal Storm’s collapse
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-12-04 3:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

A US institutional investor can use hindsight evidence in its breach of contract case against a former ANZ Bank trustee over the winding up of failed defence tech firm Metal Storm.

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Bega wins $60M battle with Kraft over peanut butter trade dress rights
Intellectual Property 2019-05-01 3:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Kraft Foods has come up short in its high-stakes legal battle against Bega over the right to use its distinctive peanut butter trade dress in Australia, allowing Bega to maintain its hold on the $60 million per year stake in the peanut butter market which it acquired by purchasing Kraft unit Mondelez’s Australian and New Zealand business in 2017.

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