The a2 Milk Company is paying the price for its descriptive trade name, unsuccessfully opposing registration of a trademark for Reckitt Benckiser subsidiary’s milk-based product, AII.
Spruson & Ferguson and Shelston IP have merged to create Australia’s largest intellectual property law firm, with a 200-strong workforce and more than 160 years of combined experience.
Workplace relations heavyweight Employsure has won its case against rival ELMO Software and two former employees who sought to jump ship to a competitor in breach of their employment contracts and fiduciary duties.
Construction equipment giant Caterpillar has accused a former employee of flagrantly copying “many thousands” of confidential files before moving to a rival.
The manufacturer of the popular 1000Hour Lash & Brow Dye has accused “luxe-for-less” cosmetics company MCoBeauty of infringing its trade mark with its new 2000 Hour Lash & Brow Tint and misrepresenting to consumers that the product lasts twice as long.
Seven Network is seeking to remove several trade marks and logos registered to 7-Eleven, in a lawsuit filed just three months after the convenience store won its bid to have the broadcaster’s ‘7NOW’ mark removed.
A challenge to the ACCC’s approval of the merger of major payment platforms BPAY, Eftpos and New Payments Platform Australia has been challenged by a Sydney-based fintech, which has accused NPPA of patent infringement.
Botox drug maker Allergan has secured an injunction against a Sydney-based cosmetics company which sought to “leverage” the reputation of the well-known injectable to sell its Freezeframe line of anti-aging topical creams.
Australian rock band Little River Band has secured an injunction against an Adelaide-based record label accused of hijacking the band’s Spotify accounts on behalf of disgruntled former band members.
Danish drug maker Lundbeck has told the High Court it did not contract away a royalty-free licence to generic drug maker Sandoz to sell blockbuster antidepressant Lexapro, saying such a decision would be commercial “madness”.