The Commonwealth of Australia has resolved its claims against pharmaceutical giant Wyeth over the price it paid to list Effexor on the PBS, months after a high stakes trial wrapped up.
Motorola has slammed an attempt by Hytera Communications to limit discovery in a long-running patent dispute between the companies, saying documents withheld by the Shenzen-based radio manufacturer come nowhere close to being state secrets protected under Chinese law.
The punk icons behind the vibrant hair dye Manic Panic have defeated an opposition to their bid to register the trade mark “Tish” for hair care products in Australia.
A South Korean biotech company has filed an appeal with the Federal Court after an Ashurst partner succeeded in opposing the company’s proposed patent for a genome editing technology.
Food manufacturer Goodman Fielder has shot back against claims by rival Conga Foods that six of its trade marks for pasta products should be deregistered for non-use.
Sportsbet has won the dismissal of a trade mark lawsuit brought by a Melbourne-based snake handler who goes by the name of “snakeman” over an ad by the online bookmaker featuring an incompetent snake charmer.
Industrial filter manufacturer Vokes will launch a cross claim against rival Laminar Air Flow, arguing a 17-year old error which led to six of its trade marks being revoked can still be undone.
Clive Palmer is suing the expelled directors of a Queensland political party for allegedly infringing on his trade mark for the United Australia Party, the party he wants to register in his pursuit of a political comeback.
Aristocrat Technologies has hit the jackpot in its bid for discovery to determine whether it has claims against rival Ainsworth for stealing its confidential information and using it to design a competing slot machine.
US tyre company Goodyear has dropped its challenge to a mixed trade mark ruling in its long-running dispute with UK-based rival Dunlop over coveted trade marks for ‘Dunlop’ and ‘Flying D’.