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An IP Australia delegate has found a Nippon Steel patent for fatigue-resistant rail lacks novelty and an inventive step, but has given the company a chance to amend.
China-based Hytera Communications wants the High Court to overturn a finding that it stole Motorola's source code for its digital mobile radios, arguing the appeal raises important issues about how "substantial part" should be assessed under the Copyright Act.
Citing its reputation in Australia, consumer goods giant Henkel has retained its trade mark, 'Got2B', in opposition to a removal bid, but the brand has been narrowed to cover just haircare products.
Zip Co will have to rebrand after losing a challenge to non-bank lender Firstmac’s ‘Zip’ trade mark, with the High Court finding the honest concurrent use is to be judged by the standards of “ordinary, decent people”, not a subjective “Robin Hood” test.
Dairy company Care A2 has failed to block food producer Care Natural’s trade mark, with an IP Australia delegate finding that the word ‘care’ was not enough to render the mark deceptively similar or identical to Care A2's marks.
The gender pay gap remains a sore spot for IP boutiques and one major US-based litigation firm, according to data released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
More than just subjective intention is relevant to the defence of honest concurrent use in trade mark law, non-bank lender Firstmac has told the High Court in its dispute with buy now, pay later giant Zip Co.
Famed restaurant chain Momofuku has filed an appeal after losing its challenge to a trade mark of instant noodle giant Nissin Foods, a court has heard.
Law firm Gillis Delaney has defeated a bid for third-party costs by a warehouse management software company that was named in an intellectual property dispute, with a judge rejecting claims the firm was not authorised to act and acted unreasonably.
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.