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‘Cheeky’ and deceptively similar: Down N’ Out infringed In-N-Out Burger’s trade mark, judge says
Intellectual Property 2020-02-26 7:11 pm By Miklos Bolza

An Australian burger chain launched as a tribute to the popular American burger franchise In-N-Out has lost a trade mark infringement lawsuit, with a judge […]

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Rokt parries blows from Full Court as it looks to save software patent
Intellectual Property 2020-02-10 9:53 pm By Miklos Bolza

A landmark ruling granting fintech Rokt’s application for a software patent has come under attack before the Full Federal Court, with the judges expressing skepticism […]

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Judge won’t park patent infringement case over City of Melbourne’s vehicle sensor system
Intellectual Property 2020-01-15 10:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

A data services company has failed to put the brakes on a patent infringement case by tech company Vehicle Monitoring Systems over a system used […]

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Federal Court backs IP Australia’s rejection of computer-implemented invention
Intellectual Property 2019-11-25 4:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Federal Court has again sided with with the Commissioner of Patents in a challenge to a ruling that found two patents for a computer-implemented […]

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Battle ahead as Hanwha seeks to ‘strengthen’ solar patent after suing rivals for infringement
Intellectual Property 2019-10-02 4:15 pm By Miklos Bolza

Global solar panel manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS wants to amend the patent behind its solar technology, more than six months after launching infringement proceedings against […]

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Full Court hands Seiko a win in ink cartridge patent dispute
Intellectual Property 2019-07-05 5:15 pm By Miklos Bolza

Printer giant Seiko Epson has won its cross-appeal against cartridge reseller Calidad in a Full Federal Court decision that further clarifies the extent to which […]

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Aristocrat sues Ainsworth over ‘extensive and deliberate’ theft of slot machine IP
Intellectual Property 2019-07-04 4:31 pm By Miklos Bolza

Casino and mobile game giant Aristocrat Technologies has sued rival Ainsworth Game Technology for alleged copyright infringement and breaches of Australian consumer law following the […]

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Drunks and prostitutes: Down N’ Out trade mark evokes Sin City, not In-N-Out, court told
Intellectual Property 2019-07-03 8:48 pm By Miklos Bolza

Sydney’s Down N’ Out Burgers has rejected claims that it appropriated the trade mark of US burger chain In-N-Out, telling a court at the close […]

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SARB seeks to park vehicle detector patent case, says dispute settled 5 years ago
Intellectual Property 2019-05-16 8:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

Melbourne-based civic compliance firm SARB Management Group wants to put the brakes on a case brought by tech company Vehicle Monitoring Systems over a patented […]

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Atomic coffee machine distributor roasted in appeal of trade mark decision
Intellectual Property 2019-01-15 8:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian distributor of Atomic coffee machines has lost a Federal Court appeal of an IP Australia decision allowing the registration of the Atomic trade […]

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