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Indigenous groups locked in IP battle over boundary variation bid
Intellectual Property 2020-09-09 7:25 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Two Victorian Indigenous groups are facing off in a intellectual property battle over an anthropological research report used in a boundary variation bid lodged by one of the groups.

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Merck Sharpe & Dohme sues Lupin over Januvia patent
Intellectual Property 2020-09-07 2:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

US pharmaceutical giant Merck Sharp & Dohme has taken a unit of Indian generic manufacturer Lupin to court for allegedly threatening to infringe the patent for its multibillion-dollar diabetes drugs Januvia and Janumet.

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Hungry Jack’s ‘bemused’ by McDonald’s trade mark lawsuit
Intellectual Property 2020-09-07 12:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hungry Jack’s has struck back at allegations that it deliberately copied the look of McDonald’s classic ‘Big Mac’ with its new ‘Big Jack’ burger, saying customers would not confuse the burgers.

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It’s a rap: Jay-Z settles IP spat over Little Homie children’s book
Intellectual Property 2020-09-04 4:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

International hip-hop star Jay-Z has quietly settled his spat with Australian children’s book manufacturer The Little Homie for what his lawyers called “flagrant, glaring and contumelious” intellectual property infringement.

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Major beef: McDonald’s sues Hungry Jack’s over ‘Big Jack’ burger
Intellectual Property 2020-09-03 12:42 pm By Alison Eveleigh

In what is shaping up to be a big bun fight, McDonald’s is taking long time rival Hungry Jack’s to court for trade mark infringement, accusing it of violating its legendary ‘Big Mac’ mark.

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Chevron accuses Ampol of ‘flagrant’ infringement of Caltex trade mark
Intellectual Property 2020-09-01 5:09 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Chevron has taken Australian petrol station operator Ampol to court over its allegedly infringing use of the ‘Caltex’ brand, eight months after the US oil giant severed the companies’ trade mark licence agreement.

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Hanwha can amend solar patent at centre of IP feud with rivals
Intellectual Property 2020-08-31 4:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Federal Court has granted a bid by global solar cell manufacturer Hanwha to amend the patent behind its solar technology at the centre of a hotly contested infringement case against three rivals.

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Boehringer scores partial win in challenge to animal vaccine patents
Intellectual Property 2020-08-31 4:45 pm By Alison Eveleigh

German pharmaceutical giant Boehringer has partially succeeded in its opposition to several vaccine patents filed by animal health company Zoetis, used to treat pneumonia in pigs.

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Ripple blocked from advertising to Australians in PayID trade mark dispute
Intellectual Property 2020-08-28 12:01 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has issued an order restraining US blockchain company Ripple Labs from advertising its PayID system to Aussies, two days after the company agreed to geoblock its website within Australia.

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Judge recuses himself from patent spat over Melbourne parking detector
Intellectual Property 2020-08-27 5:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

A  judge has stepped aside from a patent lawsuit brought by tech firm Vehicle Monitoring Systems over a parking system used by the City of Melbourne after finding there may be a “genuine perception” that he could not approach the case with an open mind.

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