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How to avoid experts ‘rolling on you’ and other expert evidence tips
Keeping experts in the loop and testing their evidence early is critical to avoiding common pitfalls with their evidence, according to solicitors.
Sun Pharma to licence IVF drug to win approval for $16.7B Organon deal
Indian generics giant Sun Pharmaceutical has offered to grant Ferring Pharmaceuticals a licence to sell a generic version of its IVF drug to win ACCC approval for its $16.7 billion takeover of US-based Organon.
IMB Bank accused of infringing fintech’s software copyright
IMB Bank has been hit with a lawsuit by a Perth-based fintech alleging the mutual bank breached the copyright and a licence agreement for its customer relations management software. 
Cobram Estate’s ‘premium quality’ olive oil mark leaves bitter taste
An IP Australia delegate has rejected olive oil maker Cobram Estate’s bid to register a trade mark featuring the phrase 'premium quality great taste', saying other traders should be free to use the label for similar goods.
Bickford’s argues Noot’s use of ‘spritz’ not just descriptive
Closing its case against non-alcoholic beverage maker Noot, Bickford’s has told a judge that descriptive words can constitute trade mark use when they are used to evoke a feeling or mood.
Cipla says deal with Actelion over blood pressure drug should be kept secret
Cipla Australia wants an undertaking it intends to give pharma company Actelion over plans to launch a generic version of a blood pressure drug to be shielded from rivals Arrotex, Nova Pharmaceuticals and MSN Laboratories, as those companies battle patent infringement claims. 
Delegate rolls over luggage maker Tripp’s opposition to ‘New Trip’ mark
UK luggage giant Tripp Limited has lodged an appeal after losing its opposition to a Japanese luggage maker's bid to register 'New Trip' as a trade mark for its luggage line. 
Arrotex gets licence to sell Recce foot infection treatment
Arrotex has secured an exclusive licence to sell Sydney-based biotech Recce Pharmaceuticals’ experimental diabetic foot infection treatment in Australia and New Zealand.
Maxi-Cosi maker loses opposition to rival’s car seat patent
The maker of the popular Maxi-Cosi line of child car seats has lost its opposition to a rival's patent for a child car seat designed to reduce the risk of the safety tether breaking in a crash.
AI copyright safe harbor slammed by international media groups
Dozens of media organisations worldwide have joined forces in a letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, slamming proposals to amend copyright laws to allow an exemption for AI companies.