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Teva wins docs to bolster case that Boehringer’s Spiriva patents were obvious
Israeli drug maker Teva has won its bid for communications between Germany-based Boehringer and capsule manufacturers to help prove its claim that a patent at the centre of a dispute over the top-selling inhaler Spiriva was invalid for obviousness.
Treasury Wine Estates wins $352,000 judgment over Penfolds ‘copycats’
Treasury Wine Estates has won a nearly $352,000 judgment against an Australian company for allegedly violating its trade marks by making and selling copycat Penfolds products in China and Australia.
Janssen, Alphapharm lay down swords in long-running battle over HIV drug patent
Drug maker Janssen will drop its long-running patent lawsuit against Alphapharm after the generic drug maker agreed to refrain from making products that allegedly infringe Janssen's patents for its HIV drug Prezista.
Foxtel can’t revoke China Unicom trade mark after Allens misses deadline
Pay TV giant Foxtel has lost an appeal of an IP Australia decision refusing to revoke a trade mark by telco China Unicom after a failure of the trade mark office's online filing system meant its law firm, Allens, missed the deadline for opposing the mark.
Bega wins $60M battle with Kraft over peanut butter trade dress rights
Kraft Foods has come up short in its high-stakes legal battle against Bega over the right to use its distinctive peanut butter trade dress in Australia, allowing Bega to maintain its hold on the $60 million per year stake in the peanut butter market which it acquired by purchasing Kraft unit Mondelez's Australian and New Zealand business in 2017.
Fashion company fights IOC over Pierre de Coubertin trade mark
A Netherlands-based fashion company is challenging a decision by IP Australia to refuse a trade mark for its brand of high-end menswear named after the father of the modern Olympic Games.
Judgment looms in battle over iconic Kraft peanut butter trade dress
Judgment is expected Wednesday in a high-stakes dispute between consumer giants Kraft and Bega over who owns the rights to the signature Kraft peanut butter trade dress in Australia.
B. Braun drops appeal after IV catheter patents invalidated
German medical device company B. Braun Melsungen has dropped its appeal of a ruling invalidating three of its intravenous catheter patents and finding rival Becton Dickinson did not infringe the patents.
Appeals court tosses fight over laser safety system patent
The Full Federal Court has dismissed appeals by both parties to a ruling that dismissed allegations of infringement of a patent for an industrial machine safety system that uses laser fields to detect hazards.
Red Bull wins cancellation of Bullsone’s trade mark after auto parts company a no-show
Energy drink giant Red Bull has won judgment against South Korea's Bullsone in a battle over the auto parts company's Australian trade mark for a leaping red and black bull.