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‘Battle of the burgers’: McDonald’s fires up claim over cheeky Hungry Jack’s ad
Fast food giant McDonald's will expand its lawsuit against rival Hungry Jack's to bring a misleading and deceptive conduct allegation over an ad that claims the Big Jack burger is "clearly bigger" than the Big Mac.
Sour grapes: Accolade appeals loss over Burge kids’ trade marks
The Australian arm of global winemaker Accolade Wines has filed Federal Court proceedings opposing three trade mark applications by the children of a South Australian wine producing couple that sold Grant Burge Wines to Accolade more than five years ago.
Designer hit with indemnity costs for bikini trade mark suit that ‘cried out to be settled’
Women's fashion designer Pinnacle Runway must pay indemnity costs for pursuing what a judge has described as an "ill-advised" trade mark infringement lawsuit against a rival that "cried out to be settled".
What’s the big deal? Hungry Jack’s stands by ‘Big Jack’ burger in face of McDonald’s suit
Hungry Jack's is defending its 'Big Jack' against trade mark infringement claims by rival fast-food chain McDonald's, saying the burger's moniker incorporates its founder's name with nothing more than a descriptive word for its large size that is "commonly" used by other fast-food restaurants.
Judge shuts down Boehringer challenge to Merck Sharp & Dohme parasite patent
Pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim has failed in its Federal Court challenge to a patent application for an injectable anti-parasite drug for livestock by a subsidiary of competitor Merck Sharp & Dohme.
Boehringer appeals failed opposition to Zoetis patents
German drug maker Boehringer has launched a Federal Court fight against rival Zoetis after coming up short in its opposition to two Zoetis patents for pig vaccine-related inventions.
Isuzu to file cross-claims in $18M Directed Electronics copyright case
Isuzu plans to lodge cross-claims against electronics company Directed Electronics and various third parties in an $18 million lawsuit accusing the commercial vehicle manufacturer of contract and copyright breaches and aiding a former employee's alleged theft of company information.
Nthalmic directors accused of misusing confidential information in lens patent applications
Sydney-based research foundation Brien Holden Vision Institute has filed a lawsuit alleging three senior researchers misused confidential information when they jumped ship to a rival research group and filed applications to patent seven inventions for opthalmic lenses designed to treat myopia allegedly based on that information.
‘Some American burger’: Hungry Jack’s ad pokes fun at McDonald’s trade mark lawsuit
Hungry Jack's has released a new television ad poking fun at McDonald's lawsuit alleging its new 'Big Jack' burger violates the US fast food giant's intellectual property for its classic 'Big Mac', referred to in the ad as "some American burger".
Indigenous groups locked in IP battle over boundary variation bid
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.