The Full Federal Court has rejected German drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim’s appeal of ruling that shot down its opposition to Merck Sharp & Dohme’s patent application for an injectable anti-parasite drug for livestock.
Two of the world’s largest manufacturers of explosives have taken their fight over three patents for a detonation device to the Federal Court.
Buy now, pay later giant Zip Co cannot rely on its infringing use of the ‘Zip’ trade mark to defend a lawsuit by the mark’s owner Firstmac, the mortgage provider’s barrister told a judge on the first day of trial in the high-stakes intellectual property dispute.
US-based telecommunications giant Verizon has sued a Melbourne company for allegedly violating its ‘Verizon’ trade marks by registered a business with the same name.
Burger giant Hungry Jack’s has lost its bid to have McDonald’s hand over test results showing the âpre-cookedâ weight of its Big Mac beef patties, with a judge finding they were not relevant to whether the rivalâs Big Jack burger had 25 per cent âmore Aussie beefâ.
Tech company Vehicle Management Systems has come up short in its third attempt to block competitor SARB Management Group’s patent application for a magnetic parking overstay detector, with the Full Court rejecting claims that VMS’ managing director should have been listed as the device’s inventor.
The a2 Milk Company is paying the price for its descriptive trade name, unsuccessfully opposing registration of a trademark for Reckitt Benckiser subsidiaryâs milk-based product, AII.
Spruson & Ferguson and Shelston IP have merged to create Australiaâs largest intellectual property law firm, with a 200-strong workforce and more than 160 years of combined experience.
A high-energy trade mark dispute has gone to the Federal Court after the maker of Mother energy drinks lost its bid before IP Australia to prevent a Victoria-based company from registering Kangaroo Mother as a trade mark for beverages.
A dispute is cooking over Hungry Jackâs claim its Big Jack burger has 25 per cent more Aussie beef than the Big Mac, with McDonaldâs saying it has tested the statement and found the Big Jack weighs less than its rival when cooked.