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Hells Angels wins $100 in damages for Redbubble’s trade mark infringement
Online marketplace Redbubble has succeeded on appeal in cutting down the damages it owes to Hells Angels from over $78,000 to just $100, following a finding that it violated the motorcycle group’s trade marks.
Finfluencer’s $60,000 settlement offer no better than declaration of TM infringement, court says
A ruling that finfluencer Canna Campbell infringed a rival’s 'financial foreplay' trade mark but owed zero damages was not a less favourable outcome for a fellow financial advisor than a $60,000 settlement offer, a court has found in rejecting a bid for indemnity costs.
Italian food hall Mercato Centrale defeats trade mark infringement case by 50-year-old deli
The proprietors of a family-owned Adelaide deli selling imported food for the past 50 years have lost a trade mark lawsuit targeting Eddie Muto's Il Mercato Centrale -- the sprawling Italian market expected to open its first Australian location in Collins St, Melbourne this year.
In trade mark appeal, Katy Perry says Aussie designer should have ‘changed direction’ given her rise to fame
Appealing her loss in a trade mark stoush with an Australian fashion designer, pop star Katy Perry has argued the woman “should have changed direction” with her ‘Katie Perry’ brand once the singer's star began to rise. 
Tesla wins extension of ban against safety campaigner over whistleblower docs
A judge has extended an injunction against a NSW man who published material on social media allegedly leaked by a former Tesla employee about its self-driving software, saying the electric vehicle giant had a case on its face against him.
Full Court revives Finish Powerball trade marks, but it’s not a clean victory
The maker of Finish dishwashing products, RB Hygiene, has won a partial appeal in a trade mark stoush with rival Henkel, with the Full Court reviving two of its trade marks but rejecting its challenge to a logo for competing Somat-branded products.
Maddocks nabs IP pro from Ashurst
Maddocks has recruited a special counsel from Ashurst to head up its trade marks and brand protection practice. 
SARB scores partial win on appeal in Melbourne city parking patent case
Technology company SARB has partially succeeded in a challenge to a ruling that it infringed a rival's intellectual property in its development of a parking system used by the City of Melbourne, with an appeals court finding a judge made an error in his reading of the claims of one patent at issue.
Samsung Bioepis sues Janssen Biotech to invalidate Stelara patents
South Korean biosimilars company Samsung Bioepis has sued Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Biotech to invalidate two patents for Crohn's disease drug Stelara, after reaching a licencing agreement over the medicine in the US.
Judge makes no bones about trashing ‘Melbourne bone and joint clinic’ trade mark
A Melbourne orthopaedic clinic has lost its bid to register the name ‘Melbourne Bone and Joint Clinic’ as a trade mark, with a judge finding the phrase was just an ordinary combination of words.