Construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc has lost a challenge to the registration of two ‘Hellcat’ trade marks by FCA Group, producer of well-known auto brands Fiat, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Alfa Romeo.
A specialist IP law firm has launched preliminary discovery proceedings against HWL Ebsworth after one of its lawyers jumped ship.
Monster Energy has launched another Federal Court case against Vittoria Food & Beverage seeking to block the coffee maker from trading on the popularity of its Mother energy drink brand, and the beverage giant will have to convince the court that its brand is not so strong that confusion among consumers is not likely.
Australian drug maker Juno Pharmaceuticals has hit back at claims it is infringing the patent for US-based Pfizer’s post-operative pain killer Dynastat, saying the patent is invalid.
Pfizer, maker of the blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis biologic Enbrel, has taken generic drug maker Sandoz to court for information on its Enbrel biosimilar, after winning a bid for preliminary discovery against Samsung Biopis to pursue a possible infringement case over the same drug.
Global chemicals giant SNF has dropped its case against rival BASF over a lucrative mining patent, the last of numerous Federal Court disputes between the companies.
Monster Energy has lost its opposition to coffee company Vittoria Food & Beverage’s proposed ‘Mothersky’ trade mark, with a delegate of the Trade Marks Office saying the energy drink company’s ‘Mother’ energy drink brand was so strong in the minds of consumers that there was no likelihood of confusion.
American professional baseball organisation Major League Baseball is taking Philip Morris to court over the tobacco giant’s bid to extend protection for an international trade mark on the acronym ‘MLB’.
Technology firm Globaltech Corporation has filed Federal Court proceedings against rival Reflex Instruments for selling two mining survey devices to drilling company Boart Longyear that allegedly infringe its patent.
Women’s fashion designer Pinnacle Runway is challenging a ruling that found a rival’s use of the name ‘Delphine’ to describe a bikini style did not constitute trade mark infringement, but the challenge might cost more than the fight is worth, after a judge found the company had already spent “many times more in legal costs” then it could hope to recover.