US lab products giant Beckman Coulter has successfully opposed an Australian biotech’s bid to trade mark ‘Cytophex’ for its stem cell expansion system, with an IP Australia delegate finding the mark is too similar to Beckman’s ‘CytoFLEX’ mark.
Green iron start-up Element Zero has lost its latest bid to set aside search orders in a case by Fortescue alleging former employees misappropriated its process for carbon dioxide-free iron.
The High Court won’t hear Bayer’s appeal of an invalidity finding over patents for blood thinner Xarelto, despite the company’s claim the decision has “profound” consequences for drug R&D.
BHP and mining equipment company Epiroc Australia have resolved a lawsuit by Rio Tinto subsidiary Technological Resources over a patent for an autonomous drilling system.
Element Zero has denied claims that three former Fortescue employees, including one executive, misused confidential information and developed a green iron process on the company dime.
Bayer has filed a High Court challenge to a decision that invalidated its patents for blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto, saying it would adversely affect drug research and development.
AI tech company Paige can’t patent a tool to provide quality control for analysis of pathology images, with IP Australia finding the invention is merely an “administrative scheme” to automate the role of human pathologists.
Vittoria has defeated claims in an intellectual property battle that it infringed on rival Koninklijke Douwe Egbert’s trade mark for the design of its Moccona instant coffee jar.
Green iron start-up Element Zero is continuing its fight over search orders won by rival Fortescue that it claimed were a massive over-reach.
Coles has defeated a trade mark challenge to its Perform brand of sports nutrition products by a sports equipment company.