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7-Eleven wins removal of Seven Network’s ‘7NOW’ trade mark
Convenience store chain 7-Eleven has succeeded in having Seven Network’s '7NOW' trade mark removed for non-use, with an IP Australia delegate finding links to services on the media company's website did not amount to use.
‘Buttermite’ deceptively similar to Vegemite trade mark, IP Australia delegate says
Vegemite maker Bega Cheese has won a challenge to an inventor's bid to register 'Buttermite' as a trade mark for a breakfast spread.
Caffitaly wins reversal of invalidity ruling on coffee pod patent
Coffee capsule machine manufacturer Caffitaly has saved one of its coffee pod patents from a finding of invalidity, in a partially successful appeal of a ruling that stripped three of its patents from the Australian register.
Pop star Katy Perry wins privilege spat in trade mark lawsuit against designer
US singer Katy Perry has won a ruling shielding communications with lawyers from 2009 in a trade mark dispute with Australian fashion designer Katie Perry.
Quaker asks High Court to weigh in on ‘grace period’ for publicly disclosing inventions
US chemical company Quaker Chemical is seeking special leave from the High Court to appeal a Full Court judgment that found its patents for quickly detecting high pressure fluid injection injuries on site were not novel because the company had disclosed them in public prior to applying for registration with IP Australia.
State Street appeals loss to Maurice Blackburn in Fearless Girl dispute
US financial services giant State Street has appealed its loss in a lawsuit brought against Maurice Blackburn over the law firm's use of a replica of the famous Fearless Girl statue.
Optus owner sues Telstra, former VP who jumped ship
Singapore-based telecommunications giant Singtel, which owns Optus, has launched a copyright lawsuit seeking discovery from a former vice-president who jumped ship to Telstra.
Intellectual property barrister David Larish on building a practice ‘from nothing’
For intellectual property barrister David Larish, one of the most pivotal moments in his career had nothing to do with working on a case.
Thomson Geer strengthens media team by snapping up News Corp lawyer
Law firm Thomson Geer has bolstered the ranks of its media team with the recruitment of News Corp senior litigation counsel Marlia Saunders to its Sydney office.
Clive Palmer agrees to pay indemnity costs in Twisted Sister copyright dispute
Billionaire Clive Palmer has agreed to pay part of Universal Music's costs on an indemnity basis, after a judge found he infringed substantial parts of the copyright for Twister Sister's rock anthem 'We're Not Gonna Take It' and ordered him to pay $1.5 million in damages.