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Hells Angels wins $100 in damages for Redbubble’s trade mark infringement
Intellectual Property 2024-03-04 10:59 pm By Sam Matthews

Online marketplace Redbubble has succeeded on appeal in cutting down the damages it owes to Hells Angels from over $78,000 to just $100, following a finding that it violated the motorcycle group’s trade marks.

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In trade mark appeal, Katy Perry says Aussie designer should have ‘changed direction’ given her rise to fame
Intellectual Property 2024-02-22 9:23 pm By Sam Matthews

Appealing her loss in a trade mark stoush with an Australian fashion designer, pop star Katy Perry has argued the woman “should have changed direction” with her ‘Katie Perry’ brand once the singer’s star began to rise. 

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Surgeon wins security from nose job patient appealing defamation loss
Defamation 2024-02-19 10:43 pm By Sam Matthews

A nose job patient who allegedly defamed his surgeon has been slugged with $50,000 in security for his appeal, on top of a $50,000 damages bill that a judge said the surgeon is unlikely to see.

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Bed Bath N’ Table scores partial win in IP suit against rival
Intellectual Property 2024-01-16 4:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has handed a partial win to homewares brand Bed Bath N’ Table, finding rival House misled consumers by opening a sub-brand called House Bed & Bath but rejecting the retailer’s trade mark infringement claims.

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Sandoz tries again to invalidate Xarelto patents
Intellectual Property 2023-11-23 11:31 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Novartis unit Sandoz AG has filed an appeal after it was was barred from selling a generic version of top-selling blood clot drug Xarelto and failed to revoke two Bayer patents for the drug.

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ACCC calls out Qantas for ‘failure’ to respond to key claims in landmark case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-11-08 1:58 pm By Sam Matthews

The ACCC has raised concerns over Qantas’ alleged failure to respond to claims in a blockbuster case against the airline over the sale of tickets on cancelled flights.

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Court hands win to Boehringer in fight over Zoetis vaccine patents
Intellectual Property 2023-10-03 11:51 pm By Sam Matthews

German drug maker Boehringer has prevailed in its Federal Court fight against US rival Zoetis over the validity of three patents covering pig vaccines.

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Drink rivals mull High Court appeals after losing ‘Mother’ of all trade mark disputes
Intellectual Property 2023-03-22 2:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The owners of Mother energy drinks and Vittoria Food & Beverage have both lost their challenges to each other’s ‘Motherland’ and ‘Mothersky’ trade marks and are considering taking the long-running stoush to the High Court. 

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‘Not innocent’: Boart Longyear can’t avoid tool recall in patent infringement spat
Intellectual Property 2022-11-21 9:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mineral exploration company Boart Longyear has been granted leave to appeal a finding that it infringed a patent for a mining tool, but it can’t avoid a recall of its tools, with a judge saying its actions were “not uninformed or innocent”.

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Finish detergent maker says trade mark judgment doesn’t wash
Appeals 2022-10-31 2:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The maker of Finish dishwashing products has appealed a judgment that removed two of its trade marks for non-use and rejected its claim that a competitor’s logo was deceptively similar.

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