The High Court is poised to provide guidance on the defence of honest concurrent use in trade mark disputes, agreeing to hear an appeal by buy now, pay later giant Zip Co in its fight with Firstmac over the ‘Zip’ trade mark.
Explosives company Dyno Nobel is appealing a court’s dismissal of its case seeking to invalidate patents owned by rival Orica for a wireless detonation device.
Dyno Nobel has lost its bid to invalidate three of explosive manufacturer Orica’s patents for a wireless detonation device, with a judge finding it was liable for patent infringement.
Zip Co wants the High Court to weigh in on the defence of honest concurrent use in trade mark infringement cases, pointing to a “glaring inconsistency” between two recent rulings.
Famed restaurant chain Momofuku has lost its challenge to the ‘Momofuku’ word mark of instant noodle giant Nissin, with IP Australia finding consumers were not likely to be deceived or confused because of the different goods and services provided by the two companies.
A company that manufactures vehicle sensing technology used to monitor public parking has been allowed more time to renew its patents, despite opposition from rival SARB.
The owner of a patent for software allowing users to download live television that is suing Foxtel for $12 million has been ordered to cough up $260,000 in security.
The High Court has declined to hear radio manufacturer Hytera’s appeal of a finding that it misappropriated Motorola’s source code in a case of “substantial industrial theft”.
Buy now, pay later giant Zip will ask the High Court to throw out a ruling that found it infringed mortgage provider Firstmac’s ‘Zip’ trade mark and barred it from using the name in Australia.
An appeals court has found Zip Co infringed the ‘Zip’ trade mark of mortgage provider Firstmac, making orders restraining the buy now, pay later giant from using the name.