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BASF sues to stamp out alleged infringement of termite control patent
Intellectual Property 2019-05-17 2:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Chemicals giant BASF has dragged an Australian pest control company to court for allegedly violating its patent for an underground termite control system. In a […]

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SARB seeks to park vehicle detector patent case, says dispute settled 5 years ago
Intellectual Property 2019-05-16 8:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

Melbourne-based civic compliance firm SARB Management Group wants to put the brakes on a case brought by tech company Vehicle Monitoring Systems over a patented […]

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Lachlan Murdoch’s Nova wins fight with Huawei over Aussie trade mark
Intellectual Property 2019-05-15 4:14 pm By Miklos Bolza

IP Australia has rejected an application by Huawei Technologies to register the trade mark Nova after a challenge by radio giant Nova Entertainment, with a […]

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ICOS drops second patent dispute over erectile dysfunction drug
Intellectual Property 2019-05-15 12:41 pm By Amelia Birnie

US biotechnology company ICOS has settled a dispute with Australian-based Arrow Pharma over the patents for erectile dysfunction drug Cialis, less than 12 months after […]

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Novartis patent for oral form of top-selling MS drug obvious, IP Australia says
Intellectual Property 2019-05-13 12:31 pm By Miklos Bolza

A proposed Novartis patent for an oral form of its top-selling multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya is invalid for lack of inventive step, IP Australia has […]

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Aussie boot maker ordered to pay $450,000 for infringing Deckers’ UGG trade mark
Intellectual Property 2019-05-10 10:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Chicago jury has ordered an Australian maker of ugg boots to pay US-based footwear company Deckers Outdoor US$450,000 ($643,000) in damages for infringing the […]

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Bauer’s appeal victory means curtain call for Discover Downunder trade mark
Intellectual Property 2019-05-09 4:08 pm By Miklos Bolza

Bauer Consumer Media has won a five-year legal battle over Evergreen Television’s Discover Downunder trade mark, with the Full Federal Court setting aside a prior […]

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Judge slams Copyright Agency’s $32.5M interim request from universities as ‘absurd’ and ‘unfair’
Intellectual Property 2019-05-09 2:59 pm By Amelia Birnie

A group of 39 of Australia’s largest universities has managed to avoid paying its full $32.5 million annual fee to Copyright Agency Ltd, while a […]

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Teva wins docs to bolster case that Boehringer’s Spiriva patents were obvious
Healthcare 2019-05-07 11:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

Israeli drug maker Teva has won its bid for communications between Germany-based Boehringer and capsule manufacturers to help prove its claim that a patent at […]

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Treasury Wine Estates wins $352,000 judgment over Penfolds ‘copycats’
Intellectual Property 2019-05-07 10:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Treasury Wine Estates has won a $352,000 judgment against an Australian company for allegedly violating its trade marks by making and selling copycat Penfolds products in […]

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