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Aristocrat’s 6-year battle to patent Lightning Link poker machine ends in defeat
Intellectual Property 2024-04-12 9:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ruled gaming giant Aristocrat Technologies cannot patent its Lightning Link electronic poker machine, after six High Court Justices split on whether the […]

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Bed Bath N’ Table scores partial win in IP suit against rival
Intellectual Property 2024-01-16 4:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has handed a partial win to homewares brand Bed Bath N’ Table, finding rival House misled consumers by opening a sub-brand called House […]

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Lights out on Hanhwa’s solar cell patent infringement suit
Intellectual Property 2023-09-01 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

A solar cell patent at the heart of intellectual property litigation brought by South Korean technology giant Hanwha has been found invalid. Hanwha lost its […]

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Full Court finds Illinois Tool Works fuel cell patent infringed
Intellectual Property 2023-02-13 10:14 pm By Sam Matthews

US tool giant Illinois Tool Works has defeated an appeal to a ruling that found Australian tool company Airco infringed it patent for a fuel […]

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No jackpot for Aristocrat, with High Court split on computer-implemented inventions
High Court 2022-08-17 11:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Gaming giant Aristocrat Technologies has lost its legal challenge to a decision that rejected a patent for its popular Lightning Link electronic poker machine, after […]

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Cotton On reaches settlement in copyright stoush with streetwear rival
Intellectual Property 2022-05-18 10:46 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Cotton On has settled court proceedings brought against rival surf and streetwear label Ghanda for threatening it with a copyright and trade mark infringement lawsuit. […]

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High Court to weigh in on patentability of computer-implemented inventions
High Court 2022-03-10 11:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court will weigh in on the test for patentability that should be applied to computer-implemented inventions, granting special leave to Aristocrat Technologies to […]

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Cotton On lashes out at infringement claims, says copying rife in fashion industry
Intellectual Property 2021-12-21 4:08 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Retail giant Cotton On has hit back at allegations of copyright infringement from rival surf and streetwear label Ghanda, telling a judge that copying is […]

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Full Court shoots down Aristocrat’s patents for popular poker machine
Intellectual Property 2021-11-19 9:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

IP Australia has won its appeal of a judge’s decision to allow four Aristocrat patents for its popular Lightning Link electronic poker machine to proceed […]

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Cotton On takes rival to court over ‘unjustifiable’ litigation threats
Intellectual Property 2021-11-15 12:45 pm By Miklos Bolza

Australian clothing retailer Cotton On has taken rival surf and streetwear brand Ghanda to court over “unjustifiable” and “groundless” accusations of copyright and trade mark […]

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