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Hungry Jack’s stands by ’25 per cent more beef’ claim in McDonald’s burger battle
Intellectual Property 2020-10-27 7:25 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

Hungry Jack’s is doubling down on its claim that its ‘Big Jack’ burger has 25 per cent more beef than rival McDonald’s ‘Big Mac’, denying the US fast food company’s allegation that its beefier burger brag, made in a recent cheeky television ad, is misleading and deceptive.

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Boehringer appeals win for Merck in parasite patent spat
Intellectual Property 2020-10-13 12:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim will take another crack at opposing a patent application for an injectable anti-parasite drug for livestock by a subsidiary of competitor Merck Sharp & Dohme.

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Delegate deflates Ann Taylor’s opposition to Nike’s ‘Aeroloft’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2020-10-12 1:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

US women’s clothing retailer Ann Taylor has come up short in its opposition to Nike’s bid to register the ‘Aeoroloft’ mark for its brand of lightweight fitness apparel, with an IP Australia finding the mark is not deceptively similar to Ann Taylor’s ‘Loft’ mark.

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‘Battle of the burgers’: McDonald’s fires up claim over cheeky Hungry Jack’s ad
Intellectual Property 2020-10-02 11:18 am By Miklos Bolza

Fast food giant McDonald’s will expand its lawsuit against rival Hungry Jack’s to bring a misleading and deceptive conduct allegation over an ad that claims the Big Jack burger is “clearly bigger” than the Big Mac.

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What’s the big deal? Hungry Jack’s stands by ‘Big Jack’ burger in face of McDonald’s suit
Intellectual Property 2020-09-25 9:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

Hungry Jack’s is defending its ‘Big Jack’ against trade mark infringement claims by rival fast-food chain McDonald’s, saying the burger’s moniker incorporates its founder’s name with nothing more than a descriptive word for its large size that is “commonly” used by other fast-food restaurants.

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Judge shuts down Boehringer challenge to Merck Sharp & Dohme parasite patent
Intellectual Property 2020-09-24 1:59 pm By Miklos Bolza

Pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim has failed in its Federal Court challenge to a patent application for an injectable anti-parasite drug for livestock by a subsidiary of competitor Merck Sharp & Dohme.

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‘Some American burger’: Hungry Jack’s ad pokes fun at McDonald’s trade mark lawsuit
Intellectual Property 2020-09-11 11:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hungry Jack’s has released a new television ad poking fun at McDonald’s lawsuit alleging its new ‘Big Jack’ burger violates the US fast food giant’s intellectual property for its classic ‘Big Mac’, referred to in the ad as “some American burger”.

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Hungry Jack’s ‘bemused’ by McDonald’s trade mark lawsuit
Intellectual Property 2020-09-07 12:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hungry Jack’s has struck back at allegations that it deliberately copied the look of McDonald’s classic ‘Big Mac’ with its new ‘Big Jack’ burger, saying customers would not confuse the burgers.

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Major beef: McDonald’s sues Hungry Jack’s over ‘Big Jack’ burger
Intellectual Property 2020-09-03 12:42 pm By Alison Eveleigh

In what is shaping up to be a big bun fight, McDonald’s is taking long time rival Hungry Jack’s to court for trade mark infringement, accusing it of violating its legendary ‘Big Mac’ mark.

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Tile maker Ceramiche wins trade mark fight with Caesarstone after ‘honest use’ ruling
Intellectual Property 2020-07-29 3:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

Tile maker Ceramiche Caesar has prevailed in its challenge to a judge’s ruling allowing building products manufacturer Caesarstone to register two trade marks despite a finding that they were deceptively similar to one of its marks.

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