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Broadcaster appeals Seven’s win over ‘7HD’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2021-08-24 11:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Thai broadcaster has appealed a decision by IP Australia that found its proposed 7HD trade mark was deceptively similar to the Seven television network’s […]

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Innovation patents: the end is nigh
Expert Insights 2021-08-23 4:29 pm By Editor

New standalone innovation patents will no longer be able to be filed after 25 August 2021. By now, most people are aware that the Australian […]

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Cytec prevails again in challenge to Nalco mining patent
Energy & Natural Resources 2021-08-19 3:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

US-based chemical and materials technology company Cytec Industries has won its Federal Court challenge to a mining patent application by a unit of Ecolab, with […]

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A2 Milk takes trade mark battle over Nestle’s NAN A2 to Federal Court
Intellectual Property 2021-08-19 1:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

New-Zealand dairy company a2 Milk is challenging a win for Nestle over the Swiss food and drink giant’s NAN A2 trade mark for infant formula, […]

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Coca-Cola tastes victory in defence of artificial sweetener patent
Intellectual Property 2021-08-19 9:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Intellectual property law firm Spicer Spicer has lost its opposition to Coca-Cola’s patent application for soft drinks and syrups containing an artificial sweetener known as […]

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CoreLogic infringed real estate photographer’s copyright, appeals court says
Real Estate 2021-08-19 1:50 pm By Miklos Bolza

Property data analytics firm CoreLogic infringed the copyright of a real estate photographer by uploading images from realestate.com.au to its own property data platform without […]

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Menswear label yd. accused of ‘obvious’ infringement by rival brand Politix
Intellectual Property 2021-08-18 4:38 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Australian menswear label yd. has been sued for “blatant and obvious” copyright infringement for allegedly using a floral pattern produced by rival brand Politix on […]

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Finish Powerball maker sues detergent rival for ‘deceptively similar’ packaging
Intellectual Property 2021-08-17 4:00 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The maker of Finish dishwashing products is seeking an urgent injunction to clear a competitor’s products from supermarket shelves, alleging trademark infringement over “deceptively similar” […]

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Court throws out Merck Sharp & Dohme’s Januvia patent extension
Intellectual Property 2021-08-12 2:29 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Federal Court has dealt US drug giant Merck Sharp & Dohme a devastating blow, overturning an “untenable” patent term extension which would have protected […]

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Aristocrat judge got it right in patent analysis for computer-implemented inventions, Full Court told
Intellectual Property 2021-08-11 9:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

The right approach to determining patentability of a computer-implemented invention is to first assess whether it is more than a mere scheme or business method, […]

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