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Ampol hits back at Chevron in trade mark trial over Caltex brand
Petrol station operator Ampol has denied accusations by US oil giant Chevron that it is misusing Caltex branding on 175 of its service stations, on the first day of a trial that could see the presiding judge take a road trip to view the alleged offending signage firsthand.
Ex-AFL player’s eyewear company defeats indie band’s challenge to ‘xx’ trade mark  
English indie band The xx has lost its bid to block an Australian sunglasses company co-founded by former AFL player Tom Sheridan from registering its 'xx' trade mark, with a delegate from the Trade Marks Office finding the band's reputation did not extend to clothing or eyewear.
Conga Foods appeals loss in La Famiglia trade mark dispute
Pasta distributor Conga Foods is challenging a ruling that dashed its bid to register its 'La Famiglia Rana' trade mark in Australia.
Sydney Opera House says China trade group copied trade mark in bad faith
A trade mark application by a China Australia trade association contains an "identical copy" of the Sydney Opera House's sail design, the trust behind the iconic landmark has claimed as it seeks revocation of the mark on the grounds of bad faith.
The Corner Hotel loses trade mark lawsuit against Birdland-affiliated jazz club
A judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by famed Richmond pub The Corner Hotel against a jazz club formed in partnership with iconic New York club Birdland alleging infringement of its 'corner' trade marks.
Novartis wins injunction to stop generic version of blockbuster MS drug, for now
Swiss drug giant Novartis has secured an injunction temporarily blocking drug maker Pharmacor from launching a generic version of the company’s top-selling MS drug Gilenya in Australia.
HWL Ebsworth advice to Quay Eyewear protected by privilege, judge rules
A director of sunglasses company Quay Eyewear has lost her bid to access HWL Ebsworth’s advice to the company given during legal proceedings which accused her of tortious interference, breach of directors’ duties and intellectual property violations.
Sizzler, Burger Urge lay down steak knives in trade mark battle
Buffet dining pioneer Sizzler, which closed its last Australian restaurants in November, has settled a trade mark dispute with Brisbane-based chain Burger Urge over a chicken burger known as "the Sizzle".
REA Group blocks trade mark bid by former Reserve Hotel director’s Real Estate Store
Global property giant REA Group has blocked a trade mark application by Real Estate Store, a new venture of a former director of Reserve Hotel Group, with IP Australia finding there was a "real and tangible danger" that consumers would think the companies were connected.
CoreLogic hit with copyright lawsuit over data scraping
Building and construction information service provider BCI Media is suing CoreLogic, accusing the property data analytics company of unauthorised access and scraping confidential information from its copyright-protected leads platform.