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Fitbit settles trade mark suit against South Australian billionaire’s co.
Intellectual Property 2018-07-03 10:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fitbit has resolved a trade mark case brought against the convenience store owned by billionaire Yasser Shahin over his company’s “Footbit” and “Headbit” trade marks.

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V Energy maker sees red, loses colour trademark battle with Coke
Intellectual Property 2018-07-02 10:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

The maker of V Energy drinks has lost a fight to trademark the shade of green used on its cans and labels, with a judge agreeing with rival Coca-Cola that the colour was descriptive, not distinctive.

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Mattel tells court transformable toys nothing new
Intellectual Property 2018-06-29 11:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Toy giant Mattel is fighting back against claims that its Mecard toys violate Canadian toy company Spin Master’s patent for a toy transformation mechanism, claiming transformable toys are nothing new and that Spin Masters’ patent is invalid.

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D’Aquino Bros served suit for ‘flagrant’ infringement of Scotch Whisky trade mark
Intellectual Property 2018-06-29 10:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

Liquor distributor D’Aquino Bros has been taken to court again, accused for the fourth time of “flagrant” trade mark infringement for continuing to sell products under the name, Scotch Whisky.

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CrownBet was ‘controlling mind’ behind Betstar cybersquatting: WIPO
Intellectual Property 2018-06-29 9:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The World Intellectual Property Organisation has found bookmaker CrownBet was the “controlling mind” behind the cybersquatting of four domains that allegedly violated rival Betstar’s trade marks.

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Australia wins WTO case on plain tobacco packaging
Intellectual Property 2018-06-29 5:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

In a landmark ruling, the World Trade Organisation has backed Australia’s controversial law imposing plain packaging on tobacco products, finding the law did not violate intellectual property rights.

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Soft-drink giants await ruling in trade mark war over colour green
Intellectual Property 2018-06-28 11:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

A ruling in a trademark battle between two beverage giants over a shade of green is set to be handed down next week, and the decision could provide fresh guidance on what a company needs to do to successfully claim a colour as a ‘badge of origin’.

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Kmart denies CEO misled streetwear co. over cargo pants
Intellectual Property 2018-06-28 8:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

Kmart has filed its defence denying claims in a suit alleging CEO Guy Russo gave false assurances that the department store had revamped a line of cargo pants and shorts that infringed the copyright of Australian streetwear manufacturer Globe International.

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Carlisle Homes loses injunction bid in copyright case
Intellectual Property 2018-06-27 10:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge had denied home builder Carlisle Homes’ bid for a temporary injunction in a case alleging rival home builder Resimax violated its copyright for residential homes designs, instead ordering that the case move swiftly to trial.

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Optus wins appeal of trade mark deregistration
Intellectual Property 2018-06-26 11:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Optus can hang on to its Optus trade mark for marketing and advertising services, after successfully challenging a ruling that the mark should be deregistered for non-use in those areas.

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