US-toy giant Mattel has reached a settlement in a Federal Court case alleging its Mecard toys infringed on a patent for a toy transformation mechanism owned by Canadian toy company Spin Master.
Dairy giant Parmalat has come up short in its attempt to block competitor The a2 Milk Company from registering a trade mark in Australia for a logo featuring the words “A2/A2 Genetics Verification”.
Accounting giant Deloitte has failed in its bid to strike out claims made in two shareholder class actions alleging it was careless in auditing the financial statements of electronics retailer Dick Smith ahead of its collapse in 2016.
E-retail giant Catch Group has settled a lawsuit against Kogan for alleging violating its “catch” trade marks and the consumer law through sponsored links on Google driven by phrases using the word “catch”.
Cereal giant Sanitarium and retailer Rebel Sports have lost their appeal against a decision of the NSW Supreme Court staying proceedings against a UK marketing company in a dispute over a $1.4 million joint promotional campaign.
Student and youth travel agency STA Travel is facing a lawsuit by the ACCC for allegedly misleading customers by charging $1 million in hidden fees and commissions through an airfare add-on.
AFT Pharmaceuticals has accused rival Reckitt Benckiser of using the court as a “clearance house” to beat its competitors, the latest development in a long-running dispute over AFT’s Maxigesic ads.
IP Australia has challenged a patent application for a rearward-facing car seat, despite shooting down all the grounds of opposition raised by child safety product maker Dorel.
Jewellery brand Pandora has admitted it misled customer about ther rights to get a refund on faulty items and may have breached consumer laws, the watchdog said Friday.
The Australian chapter of biker group the Hells Angels has mostly come up short in its wide-ranging intellectual property lawsuit against online marketplace Redbubble. But the judge that heard the case may have opened the door for more IP lawsuits against the print-on-demand site by shooting down its claims that its not a seller but merely a platform for artists and consumers to engage.