A contradictor has argued that the High Court must consider the reputation of Botox maker Allergan’s trade marks in a cosmetic company’s challenge to a judgment finding it infringed the marks by marketing its topical creams as Botox alternatives.
Mastercard has lost a bid to patent a data processing system used to prevent fraud on payment card networks, with an IP delegate Australia ruling the invention “does not rise above an idea.”
Trial in the battle of the buns has begun, with McDonald’s laying out a case for why its rival’s Big Jack burger infringes its trade mark, and Hungry Jack’s firing back that consumers could not confuse its flame-grilled meal with the iconic Big Mac.
Israeli drug company Neurim Pharmaceuticals has lost a bid to patent a mini version of its melatonin tablet Circadin for children, after a successful challenge by Australian drug maker Generic Partners.
US lingerie and beauty giant Victoria’s Secret has won undertakings from Chemist Warehouse to stop selling allegedly fake fragrance products until a trade mark suit against the pharmacy giant is decided.
Property data analytics firm CoreLogic is taking aim again at a lawsuit accusing it of unauthorised scraping of confidential information from building information provider BCI Media’s copyright-protected leads platform, months after a judge found the case was “defective and deficient”.
The maker of Vagisil personal care products has filed a trade mark suit against pharmaceuticals and cosmetic company Dr Wolff over its new line of Vagisan products, arguing the name is likely to confuse consumers.
A Melbourne restaurant has defended a lawsuit brought by Kanye West for alleged unauthorised use of his name and likeness, pointing to disclaimers to show it did not mislead consumers about any affiliation with the controversial rapper.
US lingerie and beauty giant Victoria’s Secret has taken Chemist Warehouse to court for allegedly selling counterfeit perfumes.
Automotive electronics company Directed Electronics has largely prevailed in a five-year-old lawsuit alleging a former manager misappropriated company information and reaped $3.6 million in commissions through a secret side agreement with South Korean giant Hanhwa.