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Race car driver Max Twigg appeals ruling he misappropriated $100M from family trust fund
Race car driver and former owner of the famed Byron Bay Hotel, Max Twigg, has launched an appeal of a ruling that he misappropriated around $100 million in family trust money and took steps to conceal the transfer of funds from his mother.
Monster Energy challenges loss of ‘Motherland’ trade mark
Monster Energy, which makes Mother brand energy drinks, has appealed a ruling from IP Australia that granted rival caffeinated beverage maker Vittoria Food & Beverage's application for the removal of Monster's 'Motherland' trade mark for non-use.
Judge was wrong to ignore pelvic mesh doctors, J&J says in high-stakes appeal
The judge who found J&J's pelvic mesh implants defective in a high stakes class action ruling mde a "pervasive error" in disregarding the knowledge and views of the applicants' doctors, an appeals court has heard. 
Computer-implemented invention fails again to pass patent test
The Federal Court has once again sided with the Commissioner of Patents in a challenge to a ruling that patents for a computer-implemented invention did not describe a manner of manufacture and should be revoked.
High Court set to deliver judgment in Westpac’s appeal of personal advice ruling
The High Court will hand down its ruling Wednesday in a high-stakes case between ASIC and Westpac that is expected to clarify the line between personal and general financial advice.
Merck Sharp & Dohme lodges cross appeal in Prevnar 13 vaccine patent spat
Drug giant Merck Sharp & Dohme has brought a cross appeal in its long-running intellectual property dispute with Pfizer's Wyeth over the top selling Prevnar 13 pneumococcal vaccine.
Allergan appeals loss in Botox trade mark dispute
Botox maker Allergan has appealed a court judgment tossing most of trade mark case against an Australian cosmetics company that sells topical creams as Botox alternatives.
Wagners wins appeal in multi-million dollar cement supply dispute with Boral
Building products supplier Wagners has successfully challenged a Queensland Supreme Court judgment ruling in favour of Boral in a high-stakes cement supply dispute between the construction giants.
Wyeth seeks total victory in vaccine patent battle with Merck Sharp & Dohme
Pfizer unit Wyeth is seeking to overturn part of a judge's decision in its high-stakes patent dispute with Merck Sharp & Dohme that found claims in two of its patents relating to the blockbuster Prevnar 13 pneumococcal vaccine were invalid.
‘Sydney’s most controversial burger restaurant’ loses appeal in trade mark beef with In-N-Out
The Full Federal Court has upheld an appeal by In-N-Out Burgers against Sydney-based Hashtag Burgers, finding that its two sole directors were also liable for trademark infringement and passing off in owning and operating their 'DOWN-N-OUT' burger restaurants.