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IP lawyer unfairly terminated for browsing personal websites
Employment 2023-11-24 5:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Fair Work Commission has awarded compensation to an intellectual property lawyer who was unfairly dismissed for browsing personal websites during a period in which he said he was too busy to attend to a client’s patent application.

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Beckman Coulter’s removal application to be heard with ‘Access’ trade mark appeal
Intellectual Property 2021-02-12 5:16 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

US biotech company Gen-Probe’s bid for the removal of rival Beckman Coulter’s ‘Access’ trade marks will be heard alongside its appeal of a ruling from the Trade Marks Office denying the company’s bid to expand its ‘Open Access’ trade mark to Australia.

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Biotechs to battle in Federal Court over ‘Access’ trade marks
Intellectual Property 2020-02-05 2:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two biotech companies that provide molecular diagnostic products used in genetic screening will face off in Federal Court over whether one of the company’s ‘Access’ trade mark is likely to confuse consumers.

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Britax loses booster seat patent opposition after contradicting its own application
Intellectual Property 2019-07-09 4:57 pm By Amelia Birnie

British child safety product manufacturer Britax has lost its opposition to an Australian competitor’s patent for a lightweight child booster seat, after contradicting inventiveness claims made in its own application for a similar product.

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