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Nearly Naked winemaker fends off trade mark challenge
The trademarks office has knocked back Naked Wines' opposition to an Adelaide winemaker’s Nearly Naked trademark, finding that the popular wine retailer had failed to substantiate its reputation in the industry.
OpenAI wins challenge to trade mark with ‘GPT’ suffix
OpenAI has successfully blocked an Australian company’s bid to trade mark the name of an AI immigration service that uses the suffix 'GPT'.
Hamilton Locke loses challenge to Sydney law firm’s trade mark
Hamilton Locke has lost its opposition to the trade mark of a Sydney law firm, with a delegate finding the firms' marks were not likely to cause confusion in the legal market.
Quorn’s patent application for vegan burger falls apart
Marlow Foods, maker of popular meat-replacement product Quorn, has lost an application to patent a vegan burger that contains a non-egg binding agent, with IP Australia saying the recipe lacked inventiveness.
Britax loses booster seat patent opposition after contradicting its own application
British child safety product manufacturer Britax has lost its opposition to an Australian competitor's patent for a lightweight child booster seat, after contradicting inventiveness claims made in its own application for a similar product.
Sanofi wins challenge to Reckitt-Benckiser lozenge patent
The Australian Patent Office has shot down a patent application covering throat lozenges by consumer goods giant Reckitt-Benckiser on a challenge by rival Sanofi-Aventis.