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Schneider Electric faces patent infringement suit over Clipsal socket outlet
A US communications infrastructure company has filed a patent lawsuit against the Australian arm of French energy tech giant Schneider Electric, which is accused of flagrant infringement with the sale of one of its Clipsal electric socket products.
Judge won’t park patent infringement case over City of Melbourne’s vehicle sensor system
A data services company has failed to put the brakes on a patent infringement case by tech company Vehicle Monitoring Systems over a system used by the City of Melbourne for timing parked vehicles, despite arguing the case ended with a settlement five years ago.
BlueScope tried to protect ‘invalid monopoly’ by withholding trade secrets, judge says
BlueScope's decision to hide its trade secrets has doomed its patent infringement lawsuit against South Korean rival Dongkuk Steel, with a judge dismissing the case and invalidating two of the steel giant's patents.
Australia to take on EU in battle over Prosecco naming rights
The Australian government is exploring potential legal grounds for opposing the European Union's push to limit use of the name Prosecco to wines produced in northern Italy.
Hill & Smith employee who jumped ship to face patent claims
UK-based company Hill & Smith Holdings has won court approval to expand its patent case against Australia-based Safe Barriers Pty Ltd for allegedly infringing its patented road barrier system to include a former employee who jumped ship to the rival road safety product maker.
Aldi’s ‘wholly descriptive’ trade mark for clothing line revoked
Aldi Foods' trade mark for one of its clothing brands has been revoked, with an IP Australia delegate finding the mark is "wholly descriptive" and incapable of distinguishing its goods.
Full Court says Oxworks wrongly awarded extra damages in patent suit
The Full Federal Court has provided clarity around additional damages in patent cases by reducing the penalties liable to be paid by an Australian fencing and gate manufacturer found to have infringed a rival's patent for a fence base.
High Court to weigh in on patent exhaustion in Seiko ink cartridge spat
The High Court has granted special leave to cartridge reseller Calidad after the company lost an intellectual property dispute with printer giant Seiko Epson and was hit with a general injunction barring it from further patent infringement.
Corrs partner on the hook for security in DNA patent appeal
A partner at Corrs Chambers Westgarth who successfully opposed a genome editing patent by ToolGen, and a corporate predecessor of law firm Ashurst, have been ordered to pay $375,000 in security in an appeal launched by the South Korean biotech firm.
Pizzeys wins discovery bid for possible lawsuit against patent attorneys who jumped ship
Boutique IP firm Pizzeys Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys has won its bid for preliminary discovery to pursue possible claims against two patent attorneys who left the firm to start their own competing business.