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DC Comics is taking another swing at a Sydney man's bid to register 'kryptonite diet' as a trade mark, arguing he acted "willfully blind" or in bad faith in registering the mark given its sizable reputation in the fictional substance from the Superman franchise.
Data centre operator AirTrunk has brought court action seeking documents from competitor Zerra DC as its mulls the launch of a possible intellectual property case.
Mallesons has promoted nine lawyers to its partnership, leaning into its strength as a go-to firm for the country's major banks by promoting four lawyers in its banking and finance practice, in addition to elevating two IP litigators.
Citing its reputation in Australia, consumer goods giant Henkel has retained its trade mark, 'Got2B', in opposition to a removal bid, but the brand has been narrowed to cover just haircare products.
Lawyers stuck inside by the dreary, cold weather have been keeping busy penning a slew of new suits targeting the likes of Coles, REA and Nine.
DC Comics is appealing a decision that found 'kryptonite diet' could be registered as a trade mark because the Superman-derived word has become somewhat generic, a ruling that's kryptonite for the Warner Bros-owned company which relies heavily on monetising its IP.
Popular Swiss sneaker company On Clouds has prevailed in its challenge to a trade mark by sustainable footwear brand Cyclonic.
AstraZeneca has slammed Pharmacor's defence to claims it infringed a patent for blockbuster diabetes drug Forxiga as a "complete shot in the dark", as the drug maker unsuccessfully fought orders to produce documents from a UK case.
Hamilton Locke has brought on four new partners to boost its expertise in areas in high-demand among its clients.
An Australian designer has sued e-commerce giant Shopify, alleging it failed to act when he complained about so-called 'ghost stores' that allegedly copied his designs on almost 4,000 occasions.