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24th Mar 2017

Federal Court of Australia dismisses preliminary discovery application regarding biosimilar suspected of infringing manufacturing process patents

In the recent decision of Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals v Samsung Bioepis AU Pty Ltd  FCA 285 (21 March 2017), Justice Stephen Burley of the Federal Court of Australia has delivered...

In the recent decision of Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals v Samsung Bioepis AU Pty Ltd  FCA 285 (21 March 2017), Justice...

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23rd Mar 2017

How to design around a patent to avoid infringement

Sometimes inventors come up with an idea for a new product. However, much to their surprise, they discover that someone else already has a patent covering it.

Sometimes inventors come up with an idea for a new product. However, much to their surprise, they discover that...

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23rd Mar 2017

Monster Energy Company v Disney Enterprises, Inc [2017] ATMO 2 (10 January 2017)

Monster Energy Company opposed Disney Enterprises application to register the trade mark MONSTERS UNIVERSITY for a wide range goods and services.  However, the opposition related only to goods in...

Monster Energy Company opposed Disney Enterprises application to register the trade mark MONSTERS UNIVERSITY for a wide range goods...

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23rd Mar 2017

Citigroup Inc v George Sparsis [2017] ATMO 14

Citigroup opposed the registration of the trade mark CITISALES & LEASING, which was filed by George Sparsis covering real estate services in Classes 35 and 36.Initially, the application was...

Citigroup opposed the registration of the trade mark CITISALES & LEASING, which was filed by George Sparsis covering real...

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23rd Mar 2017

Beats Electronics LLC v Strategies Unleashed Pty Limited [2017] ATMO 6

An application made by Strategies Unleased to register the trade mark ATOMIC BEATS for audio goods in Class 9 was opposed by Beats Electronics on the basis of its...

An application made by Strategies Unleased to register the trade mark ATOMIC BEATS for audio goods in Class 9...

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23rd Mar 2017

Brooks Sports, Inc. v Speedo Holding B.V. [2017] NZIPOTM 1 (12 January 2017)

Brooks Sports (“Brooks”) applied to register the trade mark  in respect of a range of goods in class 25. This application was accepted but then opposed by Speedo Holdings...

Brooks Sports (“Brooks”) applied to register the trade mark  in respect of a range of goods in class 25....

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23rd Mar 2017

Make Wine Pty Ltd v Modern Ancient Brands Pty Ltd [2017] ATMO 17

This matter concerned the opposition by Make Wine to the removal of its trade mark registration of the QUEEN ADELAIDE Label. Modern Ancient Brands had applied to remove...

This matter concerned the opposition by Make Wine to the removal of its trade mark registration of the QUEEN...

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23rd Mar 2017

Bigfoot Internet Ventures Pte. Ltd. v Apple Inc. [2017] SGIPOS 4

BIGFOOT INTERNET VENTURES PTE. LTD. (Applicant), a wholly-owned international investment subsidiary of the Bigfoot Group of Companies, applied to revoke the trademark "Sherlock" belonging to the famous American...

BIGFOOT INTERNET VENTURES PTE. LTD. (Applicant), a wholly-owned international investment subsidiary of the Bigfoot Group of Companies, applied to...

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23rd Mar 2017

Public Prosecutor, Office of the Attorney-General vs. Mr. Santad Korthong and Others (2016) – Supreme Court Decision Number 50/2559

In this 2016 decision, Public Prosecutor, Office of the Attorney-General vs. Mr. Santad Korthong and Others (2016) – Supreme Court Decision Number 50/2559 the Thai Supreme Court, determined the...

In this 2016 decision, Public Prosecutor, Office of the Attorney-General vs. Mr. Santad Korthong and Others (2016) – Supreme...

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23rd Mar 2017

Apple Inc. [2016] NZIPOTM 29 (9 December 2016)

Apple applied to register the trade mark IWATCH in New Zealand in relation to various electronic goods in class 9 as well as chronometric instruments and accessories in class...

Apple applied to register the trade mark IWATCH in New Zealand in relation to various electronic goods in class...

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23rd Mar 2017

Koninklijke Philips N.V. vs. Department of Intellectual Property (2016) – Supreme Court Decision Number 2877/2559

The Thai Supreme Court has reversed the Trademark Registrar’s decision to reject a mark on the grounds of similarity, elaborating on the need to carefully consider the specific nature...

The Thai Supreme Court has reversed the Trademark Registrar’s decision to reject a mark on the grounds of similarity,...

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23rd Mar 2017

Crocodile International Pte Limited v Lacoste [2017] NZSC 14

Lacoste loses its Crocodile trade mark in a New Zealand Supreme Court decision Background Crocodile International Pte Limited (“Crocodile International”) applied to revoke Lacoste’s registration No. 70068 for the following mark...

Lacoste loses its Crocodile trade mark in a New Zealand Supreme Court decision Background Crocodile International Pte Limited (“Crocodile International”) applied...

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