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Treasury Wine Estates resolves dispute over ‘wine in a can’ patents
Treasury Wine Estates has resolved proceedings against 'wine in a can' maker Barokes alleging the Melbourne-based company's patents are invalid and that it made "unjustified threats" against the Penfolds maker.
Melbourne craft brewery’s zero carb rival didn’t rip off IP, judge finds
Melbourne craft beer producer Brick Lane Brewing has lost its lawsuit accusing three companies behind the zero carb Better Beer of ripping off its packaging in breach of the Australian Consumer Law.
India can’t have trade mark for Basmati rice, IP Australia says
The Indian government has lost a bid to register a trade mark for the word ‘Basmati’, after an IP Australia delegate found rice growers outside of India had an “equally valid claim" to use the term.
No dice: Crown denied patent for roulette game
Crown Melbourne has lost a bid to patent a modified roulette game intended to bridge the gap between the European and American versions of the game, with IP Australia finding the invention does not constitute a manner of manufacture.
In loss for Raw C maker, judge finds rival’s blue packaging not misleading
A judge has thrown out a lawsuit by the maker of Raw C coconut water alleging a rival's coconut water featuring a similar aqua blue packaging with images of palm fronds would confuse consumers.
Kanye West faces costs bid in TM stoush amid push to block Aussie visa
His antisemitic remarks have lost him a spot on Forbes billionaires' list, and now the controversy-courting US rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been asked to show he can make good on any costs order in the event he loses his intellectual property case against a small Melbourne restaurant.
From $2.8M win to just $6,000, Microsoft’s case against computer retailer crashes to earth
Microsoft has won a pittance for copyright infringement but copped a “substantial costs order” in its six-year-old intellectual property suit against a Melbourne computer retailer over its Windows 7 software, which previously netted the Silicon Valley giant a $2.8 million payout from Judge Sandy Street that was slammed as a "regrettable" judicial failure.
Body of work: 3D printed cadaver patent faces legal challenge
An Adelaide digital printing firm has brought a case against two healthcare companies in the United States, challenging a patent for producing 3D printed, artificial cadavers used in medical training and research. 
Sportsbet wins anti-suit injunction against US case by sportsbet.com owner
Sportsbet has won an injunction preventing the owner of the sportsbet.com domain from prosecuting an action in the US, which a judge said sought to interfere with an Australian domain name battle “in the most stark fashion.”
In-N-Out Burgers wins injunction in IP fight against ‘ghost kitchen’ operator
American fast food chain In-N-Out Burgers has won an injunction against a Queensland 'ghost kitchen' that operates solely through meal delivery apps, after it failed to comply with court-ordered undertakings.