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Aldi’s lack of booze rep dooms opposition to ‘Alby’ craft beer trade mark
Aldi has failed in its attempt to block applications for three 'Alby' trade marks filed by a Western Australian craft brewery, thanks to the supermarket chain's lack of reputation for selling beer in Australia.
Hytera takes another shot at defending Motorola theft claims
Hytera will take another shot at winning court approval to amend its defence so it can blame Motorola for not alerting it to the alleged theft of the US telco's source code by former employees sooner.
Vittoria roasts Lavazza over ‘oro’ trade mark
A simmering battle over the 'oro' trade mark has bubbled over, with Australian coffee giant Vittoria filing Federal Court proceedings alleging Italian competitor Lavazza has knowingly violated its trade mark for the Italian word gold.
State Street can use evidence from Maurice Blackburn case in US suit against Fearless Girl artist
State Street Global Advisors has been given the go-ahead to use evidence unearthed in its trade mark and copyright action against Maurice Blackburn over the iconic Fearless Girl statue as evidence in a related US lawsuit against the sculpture's creator.
Corner Hotel settles IP dispute with McDonald’s over hipster cafe
A settlement has been reached in an intellectual property lawsuit brought by famed Melbourne pub The Corner Hotel against McDonald's alleging the fast food chain's experimental hipster cafe in Sydney violates its "Corner" trade marks.
Aristocrat goes head to head with IP Australia over patentability of slot machine
Gaming giant Aristocrat Technologies told a court that if its Lightning Link slot machine was a physical game there would be no doubt about its patentability, as trial kicked off Monday in another case that is pushing back on IP Australia's stance on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions.
Delegate slams door on REA Group’s home loans trade mark
A mortgage broker has successfully opposed REA Group's application to trade mark "realestate.com.au Home Loans", with a delegate finding the mark is not adapted to distinguish REA's online services.
Merck wins docs from Wyeth ahead of hearing on reopening Prevnar 13 trial
Merck Sharp & Dohme has emerged victorious in a battle over documents with Wyeth, as the parties gear up for a hearing on Wyeth's request to reopen a trial over three patents for its Prevnar 13 pneumococcal vaccine.
Pfizer claims Juno infringing patent for post-op painkiller
Two units of US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer have filed a lawsuit seeking damages from Juno Pharmaceuticals for allegedly infringing the patent for post-operative pain drug Dynastat.
Regeneron steps up opposition to Kymab’s human rat patent
US biotechnology company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has filed a Federal Court challenge after losing its opposition to a patent application by UK biopharmaceutical company Kymab for a method of producing an animal with part-human DNA.