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REA, Domain settle trade mark lawsuit over realestate.com redirect
Property listing rivals REA Group and Domain have settled a trade mark lawsuit over an agreement between Domain and the owner of US website realestate.com to redirect Australian traffic to Domain's website.
Judge lifts injunction won by State Street against Maurice Blackburn’s Fearless Girl
Maurice Blackburn has persuaded a judge to lift a temporary injunction that blocked the law firm from going ahead with plans to unveil a replica of the iconic New York statue, Fearless Girl, at Melbourne's Federation Square for International Women's Day.
Court to issue speedy ruling on Sanofi’s second stab at injector pen injunction
The Full Federal Court will issue its judgment Friday in French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi's challenge to a judge's refusal to block Alphapharm from listing an insulin injector pen on the PBS, just two weeks after the court heard arguments in the appeal.
Sandoz ordered to pay Lundbeck over $26.3M for infringing Lexapro patent
Generic drug maker Sandoz must pay $26.34 million to Danish pharmacuetical giant Lundbeck and a subsidiary for infringing the Australian patent behind the blockbuster antidepressant Lexapro, a judge has found.
Neurim wins fight to amend patent for top-selling Circadin amid infringement case
Drug maker Neurim Pharmaceuticals has won a bid to amend its Australian patent for top selling sleeping pill Circadin over the protests of two generic pharmaceutical companies, whch argued Neurim had purposely delayed the application to gain an unfair advantage in its infringement suit.
Allergan snips Botox trade mark case against Self Care
Pharmaceutical giant Allergan has streamlined its trade mark case against Self Care Corporation, which makes products marketed as Botox alternatives.
Apotex, Cipla resolve claims over Dymista patent
Canadian generic manufacturer Apotex has agreed to drop its lawsuit against India's Cipla seeking to invalidate its Australian patent for popular nasal spray Dymista.
Motorola slams Hytera for ‘unprofessional’ 11th-hour affidavits in long-running IP suit
Motorola has accused rival Hytera Communications of a "deliberate strategy" of filing late affidavits to throw Motorola off in an already highly contentious patent and copyright case over digital radio devices.
Maurice Blackburn faces trade mark infringement suit over Fearless Girl replica
US financial services giant State Street Global Advisers has brought legal action against Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, alleging the law firm's plan to erect a copy of its Fearless Girl statue in Australia violates its trade mark and breaches consumer laws.
Parts used in Holden upgrades don’t infringe GM’s designs, court says
GM Holden has lost most of its case for design infringement against a company that imported and distributed spare car parts used to "up-spec" lower range Holden models, in the court's first test of the Designs Act's repair defence.