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PepsiCo wins High Court fight with ATO over royalty withholding tax
In a major loss for the Australian Taxation Office, a High Court majority has found an agreement between US soft drink giant PepsiCo and Schweppes Australia to sell brands such as Pepsi and Mountain Dew in Australia was not subject to a royalty withholding tax.
Novartis’ last ditch bid to block Entresto generic fails
The High Court has rejected Novartis' plea that it overturn a ruling that found an extension of the term of the patent for its heart drug Entresto was invalidly granted.
Uber win ‘guts’ Allotz’s infringement case over surge pricing patents, court told
A court ruling for Uber that found hotel management software maker Allotz's surge pricing patents were invalid has gutted its infringement case against former lawyer Francis Galbally, a court has heard.
New Aim appeals trade secrets loss over employee’s WeChat contacts
E-commerce merchandise importer New Aim is challenging the dismissal of its trade secrets case against a former employee, who gave the contact details of the company's suppliers to a competitor after jumping ship.
Oxford Nanopore brings patent infringement case against MGI
Genomic sequencing company Oxford Nanopore Technologies has sued MGI Australia alleging infringement of four patents covering nanopore technology.
Lendlease proves ‘residual reputation’ in legacy trade mark Civil & Civic
Construction giant Lendlease has retained its rights to the 'Civil & Civic' name despite the brand falling into disuse, with IP Australia accepting the company retained a reputation in the valuable legacy trade mark.
IP Australia cans Better Beer’s brand battle with rival TRADIE
Craft brewer Better Beer has lost a challenge to rival TRADIE’s bid to register a trade mark for the promotional phrase 'TRADIE Beer Built Better', with IP Australia finding no real danger of confusion between the brands.
Godfrey Hirst wants more discovery in trade secrets case against ex-GC, Piper Alderman
Carpet supplier Godfrey Hirst wants more discovery to back up its claims that a competitor's distressed business bounced back after its former general counsel -- allegedly aided in part by Piper Alderman -- jumped ship along with a senior manager, taking “thousands” of documents.
OpenAI wins challenge to trade mark with ‘GPT’ suffix
OpenAI has successfully blocked an Australian company’s bid to trade mark the name of an AI immigration service that uses the suffix 'GPT'.
Merivale comes up short in trade mark battle despite plans to reopen Est restaurant
Merivale has largely lost a battle to retain its 'Est' trade mark, with IP Australia finding the hospitality giant abandoned the brand when it shuttered its George St, Sydney fine dining eatery in 2019.