Pharmaceuticals giant Lundbeck has succeeded in overturning IP Australiaās decision granting Novartis unit Sandoz a licence to sell a generic version of top-selling antidepressant Lexapro.
Cosmetics maker Self Care has won its case against companies with ties to China that were found to have sold counterfeit versions of its popular Freezeframe anti-ageing creams.Ā
The Pakistani government’s opposition to India’s attempt to register a composite ‘Basmati’ trade mark will go on despite filing delays, with a delegate finding it was in the public interest to allow the opposition.
A former employee of internet service provider Broadband Solutions has been slapped with an injunction restraining his use of company materials and engagement with competitors, with a judge finding it is likely he breached confidentiality clauses.
CBA-backed climate venture capital firm Wollemi says that Tesla CEO Robyn Denholm did not use āWollemiā and āWollemi Capitalā as trade marks āat any point in timeā, as it seeks to defeat Denholmās appeal of a decision which rejected her family officeās opposition to registration of the marks.
A judge has found ASX-traded mining equipment manufacturer Austin Engineering can use documents disclosed in its case against rival Schlam over a former employee’s alleged leak of confidential business information to expand its claims.
A judge has allowed Aristocrat to appeal a judge’s rejection of its application to patent its Lightning Link poker machine, citing novel questions raised by an equally split High Court decision about the patentability of its invention.
Convenience store chain On the Run is mulling proceedings against United Petroleum, which allegedly paid $120,000 to a public relations firm to run a āmisleadingā ad campaign accusing it of wage theft.Ā
The High Court has been asked to weigh in on whether the Federal Courtās prevailing approach to the disclosure requirements of the Patents Act āimposes too great a burden” on patent applicants.
Fortescue has rejected Element Zeroās āimplausibleā claims that the start-up’s founder was instructed by the mining giant’s IP manager to access and delete certain documents after his resignation, as it defends allegations that search orders it won over the alleged misappropriation of its confidential information were based on weak evidence.