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Beckman Coulter shoots down biotech’s stem cell trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-03-25 11:25 pm By Andy Sidler

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. 

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Element Zero loses appeal of search orders in Fortescue trade secrets case
Intellectual Property 2025-03-14 11:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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. 

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Bayer can’t get High Court to hear Xarelto patent fight
Intellectual Property 2025-03-07 11:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

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.

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Epiroc resolves feud with Rio Tinto unit over drilling patent
Intellectual Property 2025-02-14 11:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

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.

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Start-up denies ex-Fortescue employees developed green iron on company dime
Intellectual Property 2024-12-03 11:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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.

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Bayer launches High Court appeal to revive Xarelto patents
High Court 2024-11-28 5:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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.

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AI pathology invention just administrative tool, not patentable: IP Australia
Intellectual Property 2024-11-21 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

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. 

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Judge grounds Moccona’s infringement claims over Vittoria’s coffee jar design
Intellectual Property 2024-11-07 4:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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.

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Element Zero appeals search order win for Fortescue in trade secrets case
Intellectual Property 2024-10-24 11:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

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.

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Coles dodges iFit challenge to Perform powerbar brand
Intellectual Property 2024-10-24 11:19 pm By Sam Matthews

Coles has defeated a trade mark challenge to its Perform brand of sports nutrition products by a sports equipment company.

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