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Google chokes Play Store competition with technical restraints, Fortnite maker tells court
Google is nearing "monopoly levels" with its exploitation of the Android brand to prevent other app stores from competing with its Play Store, the maker of the Fortnite video game has said in a landmark competition trial.
Apple CEO called App Store an ‘economic miracle’, court hears in Epic Games trial
Apple has made exceptional profits skimming a 30 per cent commission from sales on its app store, dubbed by the tech giant's CEO an "economic miracle", Epic Games has said on the first day of trial in a landmark competition case.
Epic Games trial could shake up how Google, Apple run app stores
An Australian court will get a chance to weigh in on whether Apple and Google violated their dominant position in the app marketplace by requiring developers to use their payment systems or face a 30 per cent fee, when trial kicks off Monday in Fortnite game maker Epic Games' case and two related class actions against the tech giants.
Full Court upholds validity of Pfizer’s Dynastat patent
A judge has thrown out competing appeals of a decision finding Pfizer's patent for its post-operative injectable painkiller Dynastat is valid and that Australian drug maker Juno Pharmaceuticals infringed the patent by selling generic versions of the drug in Australia.
Fitness chain F45 tries to revive patents for computerised workout system
National fitness chain F45 has appealed a court decision revoking two of its patents for a computer-run trainer workout system, arguing its system constituted a technological innovation in the field of fitness studio franchising which rival Body Fit has profited from.
Juno found liable for infringing Pfizer’s Dynastat patent
A judge has found Pfizer's patent for its post-operative injectable painkiller Dynastat is valid and that Australian drug maker Juno Pharmaceuticals infringed the patent by selling generic versions of the drug in Australia.
Fitness chain F45 loses patents for computer-run workout system
A judge has revoked two patents held by national fitness chain F45 for a computer-run trainer workout system.
a2 Milk wins trade mark ruling after IP Australia left ‘legitimate uncertainty’
A judge has allowed two a2 Milk trade marks to proceed to registration despite "legitimate uncertainty" created by IP Australia in a long-running intellectual property spat with competitor Lion Dairy & Drinks.
a2 Milk urges court to register ‘slightly mysterious’ trade marks
The a2 Milk Company has urged the Federal Court to allow its 'a2 Milk' and 'True a2' trade marks to be registered, arguing they're not merely descriptive of a protein in milk.
Arnott’s, Goodman Fielder lay down swords in ‘Plantry’ trade mark battle
Arnott's and Campbells have settled a lawsuit brought by Goodman Fielder accusing them of infringing its 'Plantry' mark under which it sells plant-based frozen meals, after the cookie company filed a cross-claim seeking to have the mark cancelled.