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Rokt parries blows from Full Court as it looks to save software patent
Intellectual Property 2020-02-10 9:53 pm By Miklos Bolza

A landmark ruling granting fintech Rokt’s application for a software patent has come under attack before the Full Federal Court, with the judges expressing skepticism about the invention’s patentability.

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Corrs partner on the hook for security in DNA patent appeal
Intellectual Property 2020-01-06 5:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

A partner at Corrs Chambers Westgarth who successfully opposed a genome editing patent by ToolGen, and a corporate predecessor of law firm Ashurst, have been ordered to pay $375,000 in security in an appeal launched by the South Korean biotech firm.

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Ousted Piper Alderman partner to expand case against firm
Business of Law 2019-12-09 12:30 pm By Miklos Bolza

A former senior Piper Alderman partner who lodged a sex discrimination case against the firm and was forced off the partnership in June is broadening her case, a court has heard.

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Ex-Piper Alderman partner’s sex discrimination case back on
Business of Law 2019-11-08 10:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former Piper Alderman partner who filed a sex discrimination case against the law firm and was ousted from the partnership months later, is pressing on with her legal action, which was stayed while her complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission played out.

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Kymab to attack Regeneron’s mice experiments in human rat patent case
Intellectual Property 2019-10-24 7:39 pm By Miklos Bolza

UK biopharmaceutical company Kymab may attack experiments done by US biotechnology giant Regeneron creating genetically modified mice with splices of human genomes, as it defends its proposed patent for a human rat.

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Court blocks Konami’s last-minute defence in damages trial over Aristocrat pokie patent
Intellectual Property 2019-10-17 9:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

Gaming and entertainment giant Konami has lost a bid to amend its defence in a patent case by rival Aristocrat Technologies on the second day of a damages hearing, with the judge finding the changes were contrary to the interests of justice and would require postponing the trial until late next year.

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Aristocrat goes ‘too far’: Konami tells court pokie patent damages should be proportional
Intellectual Property 2019-10-14 10:01 pm By Miklos Bolza

Aristocrat Technology has gone “too far” in seeking full profits from the sale of Konami Australia’s infringing pokie machines, with Konami arguing the court should calculate damages in relation to what proportion of its machines were created using components that infringe the gaming giant’s patent.

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Aristocrat wins Konami’s tax returns ahead of IP damages hearing
Intellectual Property 2019-10-09 3:12 pm By Miklos Bolza

Gaming giant Aristocrat Technologies Australia can look over the tax returns of rival Konami Australia as the two companies prepare for next week’s hearing over how much Konami should pay in damages for patent infringement.

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Merck Sharp & Dohme loses key battle in trade mark case ahead of trial
Intellectual Property 2019-07-15 8:51 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has barred US drug company Merck Sharp & Dohme from denying that an agreement made with German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA was governed by German law, settling a key question before a trade mark case between the two drug giants goes to trial.

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Grand Theft Auto modder confident of defence in Take-Two copyright case
Intellectual Property 2019-06-21 1:11 pm By Miklos Bolza

A developer of what’s now being called the “Infamous Mod” for video game Grand Theft Auto, which gives players extra powers, is confident he can defend the copyright case brought against him by Take-Two Interactive and its subsidiary Rockstar Games.

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