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AstraZeneca argues Pharmacor’s IP case lacks common sense
AstraZeneca has attacked generic drugmaker Pharmacor’s challenge to a patent extension for its diabetes drug Forxiga, telling a judge that it hinges on the false notion that the protected IP is limited to a single molecule. 
AstraZeneca denies patent extension for Forxiga invalid
AstraZeneca has denied claims by Pharmacor that a patent for its diabetes drug Forxiga is invalid and that an extension of the patent's term was wrongly granted.
White Fox to claim four-stripes ‘decorative’ in Adidas’ trade mark stoush
Teen fashion label White Fox will claim a pair of shorts that bore a four-stripe design was merely ‘decorative’ and did not infringe on Adidas’ distinctive three-stripe trade mark, a court has heard. 
Pfizer loses patent case over Enbrel generic
Pfizer has lost a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Bioepis over the generic version of its blockbuster autoimmune drug Enbrel, with a judge finding all but one of the patent's claims is invalid. 
Meat & Livestock can bring cross-claim in bovine gene patent case
Industry standards group Meat & Livestock Australia can bring a cross-claim for indemnity against the Agricultural Business Research Institute while defending a case alleging it infringed a patent for inferring bovine gene traits.
Clash of kings: Storage giant loses trade mark battle
Storage King has failed in its opposition to a trade mark application by Sydney-based Rubbish Removal Kings, with IP Australia saying 'king' was a “common laudatory word".
Novartis loses bid to remove Pharmacor’s ‘Valtresto’ trade mark
Swiss drug maker Novartis has lost its bid to have Pharmacor's Valtresto trade mark removed for non use, with an IP Australia delegate finding that an injunction in a fight over the patent for Novartis' heart drug Entresto was an obstacle to using the mark. 
‘A complete shot in the dark’: AstraZeneca pans Pharmacor defence in Forxiga patent spat
AstraZeneca has slammed Pharmacor's defence to claims it infringed a patent for blockbuster diabetes drug Forxiga as a "complete shot in the dark", as the drug maker unsuccessfully fought orders to produce documents from a UK case.
Trial pushed back in AstraZeneca IP case against Pharmacor
Trial in AstraZeneca's patent infringement case over Pharmacor's plans to launch a cheaper version of diabetes drug Forxiga has been delayed to October, after the generic drug maker got the all-clear to revise its cross-claim.
Pharmacor can challenge patent term extension in AstraZeneca case
Pharmacor, which is facing infringement claims by AstraZeneca over its plans to launch a generic version of diabetes drug Forxiga, can tweak its cross-claim to challenge a patent term extension.