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Lexapro maker squares off with generics in latest IP battle
The maker of the anti-depressant Lexapro faced off Monday against Apotex, Aspen Pharma and Sandoz at a court hearing over the rights to make generic versions of the top-selling product, with a barrister for Lundbeck slamming the three companies' defence that their drugs were different.
ObjectiVision expert under fire in IP dispute with University of Sydney
In a long-running intellectual property fight with the University of Sydney, an expert witness for ophthalmic diagnostic device maker ObjectiVision has been grilled in the witness box over a report that claims parts of the company's AccuMap system was copied.
Biotech co. settles case over low-GI sugar patent claims
Australian biotech company Holista Colltech has resolved litigation over ASX announcements that said it was collaborating with a Nobel Prize nominee to file a patent for the world's first low-GI sugar.
Reckitt can’t ban P&G TV ad in dish detergent dust-up
Reckitt Benckiser Australia has lost a bid for an interim ban on a commercial by rival Procter & Gamble that claims Fairy Platinum dishwashing detergent is better than RBA's Finish Quantum detergent, with a judge ruling the scientific evidence backs up the claim.
RBS to pay $12.58 million to settle class action
The Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed to pay $12.58 million to settle a consumer class action brought on behalf of purchasers of its financial products. 
King & Wood Mallesons email in IP spat is privileged, judge rules
Sending an email of advice to third parties does not necessarily constitute waiver of legal professional privilege, a Federal Court judge has ruled, siding with the University of Sydney in an intellectual property dispute with ObjectiVision.
Yazaki can address ‘course of conduct’ in ACCC appeal, judge says
The Full Court has allowed Yazaki Corporation to file additional documents as it weighs the ACCC's case that the auto parts maker got off easy when the federal court slapped it with a $9.5 million penalty in May for engaging in cartel conduct.
Fired CSIRO scientist can expand sex discrimination case
A former CSIRO scientist who claimed she was sacked after speaking out about systemic sex discrimination has won court approval to expand her lawsuit against Australia's national science agency.
Cargill’s talks with Allens stay privileged in Viterra case
Viterra Malt has come up short in a second bid to access communications between Cargill Australia and its lawyers, in a case alleging fraudulent concealment by Viterra in its $420 million sale of malt producer Joe White Maltings to Cargill Australia in 2013.
Campbell Soup can’t trade mark “Fruits and Roots”
Campbell Soup Co. has lost its bid to trade mark the phrase "Fruits and Roots" for beverages, with an IP Australia delegate saying the food giant had not proven the mark could distinguish its products.