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Birkenstock wins bid to trade mark popular shoe shape
Birkenstock has succeeded in securing trade mark protection for the shape of four of its shoes, a boon to the German shoe maker as it fights knock-offs of its popular sandals.
Fortescue accused of ‘extraordinary invasion of privacy’ of start-up trio
Seeking to quash search orders won by metals company Fortescue against former employees who founded a green iron rival, a lawyer for the start-up has said three terabytes of data were indiscriminately copied, including confidential, privileged and irrelevant material.
Westpac unit RAMS faces trade mark appeal from fund manager RAM
Fund manager Real Asset Management has appealed a ruling which upheld mortgage broker RAMS’ bid to block the registration of two RAM trade marks. 
Champagne growers drop trade mark challenge on eve of trial
The French association representing wine producers from Champagne has discontinued its lawsuit against an Australian retailer after it agreed to only use seed extract from the Champagne region of France. 
Fortescue’s private investigators trailed trips to Kmart while spying on ex-employees, court told
Metal mining company Fortescue hired private investigators to spy on former employees who created green iron start-up Element Zero, sifting through their mail, taking photos of their children and following them to Kmart, a court has heard. 
Bid to trade mark ‘accredited nutritionist’ hard to swallow, IP Australia tells Dietitians Association
The Dietitians Association of Australia can't register a logo featuring the words 'accredited nutritionist' as a trade mark, with a delegate agreeing with a competing nutritionist group that the association should not have a monopoly over the highly descriptive term.
Origin Energy fires off cross-claim in trade mark fight
Energy retailer Origin Energy has hit back at a trade mark infringement suit filed by internet provider Origin Net, arguing that its mark should be revoked and accusing Origin Net of misleading and deceptive conduct. 
K&L Gates picks up three partners across corporate, IP, real estate teams
K&L Gates has lured three partners from rival firms to bolster its corporate, IP and real estate offerings across the country, including a former principal of Davies Collison Cave. 
In Wollemi appeal, Tesla CEO Robyn Denholm must prove it’s not just personal
Tesla CEO Robyn Denholm has lodged an appeal that must convince the Federal Court that her family office's use of the 'Wollemi' trade mark was not just private and personal, but use in trade or commerce that benefitted third parties, not just the family.
Samsung Bioepis’ ‘scattergun approach’ dooms bid for R&D docs in fight over Pfizer’s Enbrel patent
A judge has rejected Samsung Bioepis' bid to discover research and development documents from Pfizer as it seeks to invalidate the drug giant's patent for its blockbuster autoimmune drug Enbrel, agreeing with Pfizer that it may be "no more than an exercise in fishing".