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Oh snap! Snapchat locked in trade mark fight with Aussie printing company
Snapchat is gearing up for a fight with Australian print franchise Snap over its plans to register 'Snapchat Ads' as a trade mark. 
CSL strikes $2.24B deal with Alentis for rare disease drug
Australian biotech CSL has inked an agreement with Swiss company Alentis Therapeutics to develop and commercialise an experimental antibody treatment for rare kidney and liver diseases in a deal worth up to $2.24 billion. 
a2 Milk loses bid for removal of 23-year-old trade mark
a2 Milk Company has failed in its bid for removal of a Victorian farmer's trade mark, which includes the symbol 'A2', with IP Australia saying steps taken in preparation for selling products under the mark met the bar for use.
HopgoodGanim hires IP, tech lawyer
HopgoodGanim has brought on a leading intellectual property, technology and cybersecurity lawyer as a consultant.
Law firm denies PR image used in United case breached copyright
Law firm Levitt Robinson has denied it infringed United Petroleum’s copyright in the use of a cartoon depicting a petrol bowser with devil horns to advertise a class action brought against the company.
Nippon Steel’s patent for fatigue-resistant rail shot down
An IP Australia delegate has found a Nippon Steel patent for fatigue-resistant rail lacks novelty and an inventive step, but has given the company a chance to amend.
Judge warns parties in Van Cleef knockoff case about taking up court’s time
A judge hearing a lawsuit against Target and Kmart over alleged knockoffs of Van Cleef & Arpels jewellery has warned the parties against wasting the court's time. 
AI committee recommends change to copyright ‘status quo’
A joint parliamentary committee on AI has called for changes to the copyright 'status quo', under which Australian artists and media outlets and not being compensated when their works are used by AI systems overseas.
Capco mulls suit against NTT Data, ex-employee
Tech and management consultancy Capco has won preliminary discovery as it considers whether it has a case against a former senior employee who resigned to work for rival NTT Data.
White Fox to claim four-stripes ‘decorative’ in Adidas’ trade mark stoush
Teen fashion label White Fox will claim a pair of shorts that bore a four-stripe design was merely ‘decorative’ and did not infringe on Adidas’ distinctive three-stripe trade mark, a court has heard.