A judge has ordered auto components distributor Frontline Australasia to pay $1.1 million in damages after reproducing wire harnesses made by Lumen Australia without permission and supplying the unauthorised parts to car makers Mazda and Mitsubishi.
Three global fashion giants are suing a Sydney-based boutique for allegedly importing and selling knockoff versions of their clothing.
The Australian Writers’ Guild has resolved its long-running dispute with the Audio-Visual Copyright Society alleging the royalties distributor misdirected millions in royalties owed to Australian screenwriters.
The Full Federal Court has expedited an appeal filed Christmas Eve byĀ Sanofi-Aventis of a ruling that denied itsĀ bid to block Alphapharm from listing an insulin injector pen on the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme.
IP Australia has brought a challenge to a landmark court victory for startup Rokt approving a computer software patent.
Home builder Carlisle Homes has agreed to settle its lawsuit against home builder Resimax after its rival agreed to stop selling residential home plans that allegedly infringe Carlisle’s copyright-protected home designs.
The Australian distributor of Atomic coffee machines has lost a Federal Court appeal of an IP Australia decision allowing the registration of the Atomic trade mark by a South Perth cafe, with a judge slamming her evidence on the stand as untruthful.
Tech giant Apple can move forward with its plans to register the “HealthKit” trade mark for its popular health and fitness tracking app after resolving a dispute with an Australian startup over the mark.
A David versus Goliath trade mark battle between an iconic Melbourne pub and McDonald’s over the global food giant’s new hipster cafe will continue, after the parties failed to reach an agreement to put the dispute to rest.
Online payment giant PayPal has successfully opposed trade mark registration sought by Australian financial planning software company FinPal, with IP Australia finding the -pal suffix to be a “striking similarity” between the two marks.