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Nthalmic directors accused of misusing confidential information in lens patent applications
Sydney-based research foundation Brien Holden Vision Institute has filed a lawsuit alleging three senior researchers misused confidential information when they jumped ship to a rival research group and filed applications to patent seven inventions for opthalmic lenses designed to treat myopia allegedly based on that information.
‘Some American burger’: Hungry Jack’s ad pokes fun at McDonald’s trade mark lawsuit
Hungry Jack's has released a new television ad poking fun at McDonald's lawsuit alleging its new 'Big Jack' burger violates the US fast food giant's intellectual property for its classic 'Big Mac', referred to in the ad as "some American burger".
Indigenous groups locked in IP battle over boundary variation bid
Two Victorian Indigenous groups are facing off in a intellectual property battle over an anthropological research report used in a boundary variation bid lodged by one of the groups.
Merck Sharpe & Dohme sues Lupin over Januvia patent
US pharmaceutical giant Merck Sharp & Dohme has taken a unit of Indian generic manufacturer Lupin to court for allegedly threatening to infringe the patent for its multibillion-dollar diabetes drugs Januvia and Janumet.
Hungry Jack’s ‘bemused’ by McDonald’s trade mark lawsuit
Hungry Jack’s has struck back at allegations that it deliberately copied the look of McDonald's classic 'Big Mac' with its new 'Big Jack' burger, saying customers would not confuse the burgers.
It’s a rap: Jay-Z settles IP spat over Little Homie children’s book
International hip-hop star Jay-Z has quietly settled his spat with Australian children's book manufacturer The Little Homie for what his lawyers called "flagrant, glaring and contumelious" intellectual property infringement.
Major beef: McDonald’s sues Hungry Jack’s over ‘Big Jack’ burger
In what is shaping up to be a big bun fight, McDonald’s is taking long time rival Hungry Jack's to court for trade mark infringement, accusing it of violating its legendary ‘Big Mac’ mark.
Chevron accuses Ampol of ‘flagrant’ infringement of Caltex trade mark
Chevron has taken Australian petrol station operator Ampol to court over its allegedly infringing use of the ‘Caltex’ brand, eight months after the US oil giant severed the companies' trade mark licence agreement.
Hanwha can amend solar patent at centre of IP feud with rivals
The Federal Court has granted a bid by global solar cell manufacturer Hanwha to amend the patent behind its solar technology at the centre of a hotly contested infringement case against three rivals.
Boehringer scores partial win in challenge to animal vaccine patents
German pharmaceutical giant Boehringer has partially succeeded in its opposition to several vaccine patents filed by animal health company Zoetis, used to treat pneumonia in pigs.