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Trade mark suit by Melbourne University’s Trinity College settles
An education provider that calls itself Trinity College Australia has settled a trade mark lawsuit alleging it tried to pass itself off as the famed residential college of The University of Melbourne.
Hytera wins bid to postpone Motorola copyright case
Hytera Communications has won its bid to have a new copyright case brought against it by rival Motorola Solutions heard separately from a patent infringement trial scheduled to begin in July next year.
Network 10 drops Boss name after legal action by Fairfax
A month after Network 10 vowed to fiercely defend against a trade mark infringement case by Fairfax Media over its new '10 Boss' logo, the TV broadcaster has agreed to drop the name.
In defeat for IP Australia, Rokt wins patent for computer software
Rokt has won its bid to patent a digital advertising system, the first major court victory in one of three challenges to IP Australia's stance on the patentability of computer software.
IP Australia to call for dismissal of novel building patent case
The Commissioner of Patents will seek to toss a case simultaneously challenging its decisions to accept, grant and certify an innovation patent owned by one of Australia's biggest building product firms.
Rokt judgment could provide clarity on software patentability
The court will issue a judgment Wednesday in one of two closely watched cases awaiting judgment that may move the dial on the patentability of computer software.
Commonwealth slams Otsuka’s ‘inconsistent’ defences in Abilify patent case
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 antipsychotic drug Abilify, calling them a "scandal" which could bring disrepute to the administration of justice.
D’Aquino Bros says it can prove its Scotch Whisky is the real deal
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 its Scotch Whisky was distilled in Scotland, and it has the paperwork to prove it.
Ramsay Health Care’s Nuramel trade mark beats off challenge
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 was an exact anagram of Biofarma's Munarel, it wasn't deceptively similar.
B. Braun launches appeal in IV catheter patent case
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.