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Clive Palmer accused of ‘burning, notorious’ infringement as Twisted Sister copyright trial kicks off
Intellectual Property 2020-10-19 4:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

Universal Music has accused Clive Palmer of “burning, notorious” copyright infringement by using a rewritten version of Twisted Sister’s smash hit We’re Not Gonna Take […]

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Clive Palmer can’t delay Twisted Sister copyright trial
Intellectual Property 2020-10-14 5:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Queensland billionaire Clive Palmer has lost his bid to vacate a trial scheduled to start next week in a high-stakes lawsuit alleging he committed copyright […]

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Air France loses bid to limit injunction in ‘Love Is In The Air’ copyright case
Intellectual Property 2020-10-05 4:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has issued a broader injunction barring Air France from using the song ‘Love Is In The Air’ than the one proposed by the […]

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IP Australia appeals loss in Aristocrat gaming methods patent case
Aristocrat Technologies 2020-07-21 10:41 am By Cat Fredenburgh

IP Australia has appealed a judge’s decision to allow four Aristocrat gaming patents to proceed to grant, hoping for another victory after winning two high […]

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Aristocrat overdid it with expert evidence in patent case, court says
Intellectual Property 2020-07-13 9:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has trimmed the costs the Commissioner of Patents owes Aristocrat Technologies after the gaming giant successfully appealed a ruling rejecting four of its […]

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Judge won’t re-open Love Is In The Air case to hear argument ‘overlooked’ the first time
Intellectual Property 2020-06-25 4:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing a copyright infringement lawsuit against an electronic music duo and Air France over the 1977 disco hit ‘Love Is In The Air’ […]

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The house wins: Aristocrat beats out IP Australia in fight over slot machine patents
Intellectual Property 2020-06-05 10:03 pm By Miklos Bolza

Gaming giant Aristocrat Technologies has succeeded in its appeal of an IP Australia decision rejecting four of its gaming patents, with a judge finding they […]

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‘This case makes no sense’: Judge says ‘Love Is In The Air’ infringed, but no damages owed
Intellectual Property 2020-04-27 1:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has found that an Oregon electronic music duo “flagrantly” copied the 1977 disco hit ‘Love Is In The Air’, but has rejected most […]

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Court blocks Konami’s last-minute defence in damages trial over Aristocrat pokie patent
Intellectual Property 2019-10-17 9:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

Gaming and entertainment giant Konami has lost a bid to amend its defence in a patent case by rival Aristocrat Technologies on the second day […]

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Aristocrat goes ‘too far’: Konami tells court pokie patent damages should be proportional
Intellectual Property 2019-10-14 10:01 pm By Miklos Bolza

Aristocrat Technology has gone “too far” in seeking full profits from the sale of Konami Australia’s infringing pokie machines, with Konami arguing the court should […]

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