The University of New South Wales has been taken to court by a former tenured professor who alleges she was terminated after making complaints about discrimination against female academics, bullying and misuse of her intellectual property.
Singapore-owned food and beverage company Goodman Fielder has filed a trade mark infringement lawsuit against Arnott’s and Campbells after the two companies applied to register a trade mark that was one letter different to its own.
A dispute is cooking over Hungry Jackâs claim its Big Jack burger has 25 per cent more Aussie beef than the Big Mac, with McDonaldâs saying it has tested the statement and found the Big Jack weighs less than its rival when cooked.
A vegan, cruelty-free makeup company whose products are promoted by comedian Celeste Barber has been taken to court by a US company for allegedly selling a cheaper copycat version of its $42 concealer.
A judge has issued an injunction temporarily barring use of the RestQ trade mark on sleep products sold by Martin & Pleasance because of a âdisturbingâ number of similarities with the marketing and appearance of an established competitorâs Rescue natural sleep aid product.
Swiss drug giant Novartis has sued generic drug maker Pharmacor to halt its launch of a generic version of the company’s top-selling MS drug Gilenya.
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has lost its appeal of a ruling that revoked its 22-year-old ‘community bank’ trade mark, with the Full Federal Court agreeing that the phrase has an ordinary signification and cannot be trade marked for the bank’s services.
The company behind the Peloton interactive exercise bike, which has amassed a cult following in the US during the coronavirus pandemic, has taken legal action against a California-based fitness company seeking the removal of its ‘spinning’ trade mark ahead of Peloton’s planned launch in Australia.
A fight is brewing over allegedly deficient discovery provided by pop star Katy Perry in her trade mark dispute with Sydney fashion designer Katie Perry, with a judge hearing that text messages from the singer’s phone that may be relevant to the case have not been handed over. Â
The Federal Court is set to determine whether artificial intelligence can be the inventor of a patent, after an AI pioneer filed a challenge to an IP Australia finding that allowing a machine to be considered an inventor would render the Patents Act incapable of “sensible operation”.