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Crown folds in challenge to rejection of patent for new casino game
Crown Melbourne has dropped its appeal of a decision by IP Australia that rejected the casino's application for a patent covering a modified roulette game.
Moccona’s instant coffee jar trade mark should be cancelled, Vittoria says
Moccona's instant coffee jar shape trade mark should be cancelled because the mark is functional and can't distinguish the company's goods, the owner of coffee brand Vittoria argues in a trade mark infringement cross-claim.
A bridge too far: Law firm loses opposition to rival’s ‘LawBridge’ trade mark
Sydney law firm Baybridge Lawyers has lost a bid to block a rival firm that's located in the same office building from registering its ‘LawBridge’ trade mark.
Purdue unit targets AUPharma over Targin
A unit of Purdue Pharma has fired off a cross-claim in Australian drug maker AUPharma’s lawsuit alleging the US drug giant was wrongly granted patent extensions for oxycodone products marketed as Targin.
Bayer ‘deeply suspicious’ of pre-trial discovery bid in fight over Xarelto patents
German pharmaceutical giant Bayer has slammed generic drug make Sandoz’s late bid for documents, which it called an attempt to “divert and distract” Bayer on the eve of a three-week trial over the patents for its top-selling blood clot drug Xarelto.
Chocolatier Koko Black takes rival to court for TM infringement
Artisanal chocolate brand Koko Black has brought legal action against rival chocolate maker Kokopod and its owner, alleging they are infringing on Koko Black's trade marks.
Drink rivals mull High Court appeals after losing ‘Mother’ of all trade mark disputes
The owners of Mother energy drinks and Vittoria Food & Beverage have both lost their challenges to each other's 'Motherland' and 'Mothersky' trade marks and are considering taking the long-running stoush to the High Court. 
Coca-Cola trade mark for lemon cartoon revoked for non-use
An IP Australia delegate has partially revoked a Coca-Cola trade mark for a cartoon lemon acquired from Monster Energy in 2015, finding scant evidence that Hubert’s Lemonade, which features the winking lemon, has been sold in Australia.
IPH, Latitude Financial latest victims of cyberattacks
IPH Limited, which owns IP firms Spruson & Ferguson and Griffith Hack, and lender Latitude Financial have become the latest victims of cyberattacks, with the latter revealing the personal data of hundreds of thousands of customers has been stolen.
Optus ‘Boost’ promotions halted as Boost Tel lawsuit plays out
Telecommunications giant Singtel Optus has been barred from promoting various products using the word ‘boost’ until an intellectual property suit brought by Boost Mobile is resolved.