Dairy company Fonterra can’t get a court declaration that its Australian exit plans will not trigger change of control clauses in lucrative licence agreements with Bega, potentially affecting the likely sale price.
CBA-backed climate venture capital firm Wollemi has won its bid to block the family company of Tesla CEO Robyn Denholm from registering ‘Wollemi Capital Group’ as a trade mark.
Drug giant Sanofi has failed in its appeal of a decision granting applications by biopharmaceutical company Amgen for patents covering the cholesterol-lowering treatment Repatha.
An appeals court has dismissed Sky News’ challenge to a ruling that media monitor Isentia was not liable for copyright infringement despite “wholesale copying” of content for government clients.
The High Court has agreed to hear an Australian fashion designer’s appeal in a long-running trade mark dispute with pop star Katy Perry.
The fiancé of Bondi Junction stabbing victim Dawn Singleton has sued publisher Nine for copyright infringement, alleging its news outlets used pictures taken from his social media accounts without permission.
A group of Australia’s leading beef and dairy companies has failed to strike-out a suit alleging their genetic testing system for cattle infringes the patent of a US genomics company, with a judge rejecting objections to the phrase ‘further or in the alternative’.
The High Court will weigh in on the relevance of reputation in passing off claims, taking up an appeal by Bed Bath N’ Table of a finding that rival retailer House did not engage in misleading and deceptive conduct in setting up its Bed & Bath stores.
The High Court has declined to hear radio manufacturer Hytera’s appeal of a finding that it misappropriated Motorola’s source code in a case of “substantial industrial theft”.
Payments by bottler Schweppes Australia to US drink giant PepsiCo should be assessed as royalty income under tax law, the ATO has told the High Court in a high-stakes case.