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Nestle unit wins patent for internet-connected coffee machine
Intellectual Property 2018-11-27 12:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A unit of Nestle unit has defeated an opposition to a patent for an internet-connected coffee machine that would allow users to read news and […]

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Monster Energy drops challenge to Fernbrew ‘beast’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2018-11-20 2:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Energy drink giant Monster Energy has dropped its challenge to a ruling allowing alcoholic spirits wholesaler Fernbrew to trade mark the term ‘Real Beast’ for […]

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‘Ingenuity’ needed for software-aided biz method patent, IP Australia says
Intellectual Property 2018-11-09 9:18 pm By Miklos Bolza

A software-implemented business method could be patentable if programmed into a computer with “some ingenuity”, IP Australia told the Full Federal Court as a landmark […]

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Full Court urged to take ‘nuanced’ view of software patentability
Intellectual Property 2018-11-08 8:40 pm By Miklos Bolza

Fintech company Encompass has asked the Full Federal Court to take a more “nuanced” approach to software patentability than the one currently held by IP […]

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IP lawyers seek to intervene in software patent appeal
Intellectual Property 2018-10-29 9:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A group representing patent and trade mark lawyers is seeking to intervene in a high-stakes appeal over computer software patents. The Institute of Patent and […]

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Monster Energy loses challenges to trade mark registrations
Intellectual Property 2018-09-06 6:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Energy drink giant Monster Energy Company has  come up short in two oppositions to trade mark registrations which it claimed would infringe its marks. Monster […]

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Rival poppy producers face off again over codeine patents
Intellectual Property 2018-07-27 10:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two rival poppy processors are facing off in another courtroom battle over patents for high codeine-yielding poppy plants. Poppy processor Tasmanian Alkaloids filed a lawsuit […]

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