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Gilead settles with Alphapharm in patent suit over HIV drugs
A settlement has been reached in patent litigation brought by US biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences against generic drug maker Alphapharm over plans for a cheap version of Gilead's HIV drugs.
Motorola says High Court should turn down Hytera appeal bid
Motorola has urged the High Court to reject Hytera's special leave application in their long-running dispute over the theft of Motorola's source code for its digital mobile radios.
ACCC urged to probe Meta scraping terms after UK announces investigation
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is being urged to investigate content scraping terms proposed by Meta, after the UK competition regulator said it would look into whether the Facebook owner has abused its market dominance.
Potentia opposes NY venture capital firm’s ‘Cortentia’ trade mark
Potentia Capital is fighting a NY-based technology investment and venture capital firm's bid to register 'Cortentia' as a trade mark, after a delegate recently restricted the 'Potentia' mark to private equity investment services.
IP Australia upholds opposition to patent for fish oil capsules
IP Australia has upheld natural medicine company Pharmazen's opposition to Pharmalink's proposed patent for green-lipped mussel oil and krill oil capsules, finding the claims lacked novelty and an inventive step.
Target takes aim at New Aim arrow mark, misses
An IP Australia delegate has found that an e-commerce merchandise importer's logo featuring a northeast-facing arrow was not identical or substantially similar to a Target mark with an arrow facing in the same direction.
Tama loses patent case over cotton bale wrapping products
Agricultural supply company Tama has lost a lawsuit accusing cotton-harvesting products importer Parterra and distributor Cotton Growers Services of breaching its patent for cotton bale wrapping products.
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GJ Gardner barred from breach of contract claims, ex-franchisee says
A former GJ Gardner franchisee claims the company cannot pursue breach of contract claims against him because the home builder had the opportunity to pursue the claims in an earlier case.
4 firms are top of the heap for copyright advice
Four Australian law firms are at the top of their game when it comes to advising on copyright matters, according to an inaugural global ranking by the World Trademark Review.
IP Australia tears apart trade mark opposition by INXS
INXS has had mixed success in its challenge to a Chinese clothing company's IMXS trade mark, with IP Australia allowing an amended version of the disputed mark to be registered.