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Firstmac wins high stakes appeal in trade mark fight with Zip
Financial Services 2025-03-20 11:47 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has found Zip Co infringed the ‘Zip’ trade mark of mortgage provider Firstmac, making orders restraining the buy now, pay later giant from using the name.

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Lundbeck, Sandoz end long-running Lexapro patent war
Intellectual Property 2025-02-27 11:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Pharmaceutical giant Lundbeck has resolved its battle with Novartis unit Sandoz over top-selling drug Lexapro, a battle that has raged for years and across multiple courts.

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Fortrend unlawfully withheld bonuses owed Shaw & Partners defectors: court
Employment 2025-02-21 10:44 am By Christine Caulfield

Fortrend Securities breached the Fair Work Act in withholding the bonuses of two financial advisors who jumped to rival Shaw & Partners, a court has ruled.

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IP case over basmati rice to venture into ‘darker corners’ of trade mark law
Intellectual Property 2024-10-24 2:26 pm By Andy Sidler

The scope of protection for geographical indications will be at issue in India’s appeal of a decision that barred it from registering a trade mark for basmati rice.

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New battle in Lexapro patent war between Lundbeck, Sandoz
Appeals 2024-10-18 11:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

Novartis unit Sandoz is appealing a tribunal decision in favour of pharmaceutical company Lundbeck over a licence to sell a generic version of leading antidepressant Lexapro.

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Lundbeck wins appeal in decade-long IP battle with Sandoz over Lexapro
Intellectual Property 2024-09-20 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Pharmaceuticals giant Lundbeck has succeeded in overturning IP Australia’s decision granting Novartis unit Sandoz a licence to sell a generic version of top-selling antidepressant Lexapro.

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AFL merch maker wins trade mark suit against US company Fanatics
Intellectual Property 2024-07-18 10:02 pm By Sam Matthews

AFL merchandise maker FanFirm has won a trade mark case against US sports merchandise giant Fanatics, with a judge finding it knew about the Australian company’s ‘Fanatics’ trade marks when it chose its corporate name.

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Fortrend client list was created, then destroyed after lawsuit threat over Shaw defections, court told
Employment 2024-04-03 1:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fortrend Securities is amending its $28 million lawsuit against rival Shaw & Partners and two former advisors accused of scheming to solicit customers, adding a claim that a client list was produced and then destroyed after legal action was foreshadowed.

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No loss to Bordeaux wine producer from Tassie pinot noir bottle’s misleading appearance: court
Intellectual Property 2024-03-19 11:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

The maker of Tasmanian pinot noir label New Certan breached the consumer laws in bottling its product in a way that resembled the packaging of a fancy French drop, but the premium wine producer failed to prove any loss, a court has ruled.

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Tesla wins extension of ban against safety campaigner over whistleblower docs
Intellectual Property 2024-02-22 11:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has extended an injunction against a NSW man who published material on social media allegedly leaked by a former Tesla employee about its self-driving software, saying the electric vehicle giant had a case on its face against him.

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