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Finish Powerball maker wants to derail competitor’s launch, court hears
Intellectual Property 2021-09-02 10:04 pm By Bianca Hrovat

An urgent injunction sought by the makers of Finish dishwashing products to remove Henkel Australia’s flagship product from supermarket shelves could derail the launch of Somat-branded products in Australia, a court has heard.

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Finish Powerball maker sues detergent rival for ‘deceptively similar’ packaging
Intellectual Property 2021-08-17 4:00 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The maker of Finish dishwashing products is seeking an urgent injunction to clear a competitor’s products from supermarket shelves, alleging trademark infringement over “deceptively similar” packaging depicting dishwasher gel caps.

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Conga Foods appeals loss in La Famiglia trade mark dispute
Intellectual Property 2021-04-14 2:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Pasta distributor Conga Foods is challenging a ruling that dashed its bid to register its ‘La Famiglia Rana’ trade mark in Australia.

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Goodman Fielder wins ‘La Famiglia’ trade mark dispute
Intellectual Property 2021-02-08 2:58 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

Australasian food company Goodman Fielder has successfully challenged a bid by Conga Foods and an Italian pasta producer to register the ‘La Famiglia’ trade mark for pasta products.

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Air France loses bid to limit injunction in ‘Love Is In The Air’ copyright case
Intellectual Property 2020-10-05 4:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has issued a broader injunction barring Air France from using the song ‘Love Is In The Air’ than the one proposed by the airline, after finding an Oregon electronic duo’s song which was licenced to Air France copied the 1977 disco hit.

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Wicked Sister dessert maker suffers loss in trade mark battle
Intellectual Property 2020-08-10 5:54 pm By Miklos Bolza

The company that makes Wicked Sister desserts has suffered a defeat in its trade mark battle against the maker of Wicked dipping sauces, with a judge removing some of its trade marks from the register.

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

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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‘This case makes no sense’: Judge says ‘Love Is In The Air’ infringed, but no damages owed
Intellectual Property 2020-04-27 1:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has found that an Oregon electronic music duo “flagrantly” copied the 1977 disco hit ‘Love is in the Air’ but has rejected most claims for damages because the copyright holder of the song sued for each streaming and download of the song, rather than for the creation of the infringing work.

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As trial looms, who owns ‘Love is in the Air’ copyright up in the air
Intellectual Property 2018-12-19 9:00 pm By Miklos Bolza

The judge overseeing a lawsuit against Air France over the alleged unauthorised use of the song “Love is in the Air” will have to weigh who owns the rights to the disco hit.

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