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Commonwealth slams Otsuka’s ‘inconsistent’ defences in Abilify patent case
Intellectual Property 2018-12-10 10:02 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Commonwealth has urged the court to strike out the “inconsistent” pleadings of pharmaceutical firms Otsuka and Bristol-Myers Squibb in a patent case over the […]

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D’Aquino Bros says it can prove its Scotch Whisky is the real deal
Intellectual Property 2018-12-10 9:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

Defending against a fourth trade mark infringement lawsuit by the UK’s Scotch Whisky Association, Australian liquor retailer D’Aquino Bros has told a court all of […]

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Bar Talk: Q&A with barrister Cynthia Cochrane
People In The News 2018-12-09 10:48 pm By

Bar Talk, a new Q&A series with Australia’s leading barristers, this week features Cynthia Cochrane, who talked to Lawyerly about how she prepares for an […]

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Ramsay Health Care’s Nuramel trade mark beats off challenge
Intellectual Property 2018-12-06 1:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

Ramsay Health Care has defeated a challenge to its Nuramel trade mark for a brand of infant formula, with IP Australia saying while the mark […]

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B. Braun launches appeal in IV catheter patent case
Intellectual Property 2018-12-05 12:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

Medical device maker B. Braun Melsungen is appealing a ruling that invalidated its intravenous catheter patents and dismissed allegations of infringement against rival Becton Dickinson. […]

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Trade mark reputation not a factor in deceptively similar cases: Full Court
Intellectual Property 2018-12-04 8:43 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge applied the “wrong test” when he considered the reputation of a trade mark in an infringement case alleging the marks of rival meat […]

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Wyeth slams Merck Sharp & Dohme’s ‘baseless’ invalidity claim in vaccine trial
Intellectual Property 2018-12-04 3:44 pm By Miklos Bolza

Pharmaceutical giant Wyeth has accused Merck Sharp & Dohme of a “baseless” patent invalidity case, saying on the second day of trial over the world’s […]

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Merck Sharp & Dohme attacks Wyeth’s ‘broad’ patent claims for Prevnar 13 vaccine
Intellectual Property 2018-12-03 8:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

A showdown between global pharmaceutical giants over the world’s best selling vaccine began Monday in Federal Court, with Merck Sharp & Dohme claiming three patents for […]

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Judge blocks Domain redirect in REA trade mark battle
Intellectual Property 2018-11-30 9:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Real estate advertiser REA Group has won an emergency injunction against Domain that blocks its rival from authorising the owner of the US website realestate.com […]

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IP exemptions to competition laws to be removed
Expert Insights 2018-11-29 9:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

In Brief • Federal Parliament is debating the Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 5) Bill 2018 (Bill), which seeks to repeal section 51(3) of […]

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