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Trade marks play a key role in protecting that brand and securing a stronger market position as new products and services enter the market.
High Court listens to local designer, Katie Perry’s roar…
The High Court has today allowed Australian fashion designer Katie Jane Taylor (born Katie Jane Perry)’s appeal from the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia in relation to her trade mark registration KATIE PERRY.
David Longmuir
11 March 2026
Otsuka Update: Special Leave Filed and IP Australia Refines PTE Processing Approach
The patentee has filed a special leave application to the High Court of Australia seeking to appeal the Full Court’s decision in Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd v Sun Pharma ANZ Pty Ltd.
Dr Annabella Newton
4 March 2026
Has the balance shifted? Federal Court grants first preliminary injunctions to pharmaceutical patentees since 2018
Two recent decisions of the Federal Court, AstraZeneca AB v Pharmacor Pty Ltd [2026] FCA 88 and Janssen Pharmaceutica NV v Juno Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd [2025] FCA 1538 suggest the tide may be turning back to originators seeking preliminary injunctions (PIs) to restrain generic market entry.
Dr Christina Lucato
26 February 2026
High Court refuses special leave to the Commissioner of Patents for patentability of computer‑implemented inventions in Aristocrat ’25
Today, the High Court of Australia has dismissed an application for special leave to appeal from Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2025] FCAFC 131.
Mark Williams
5 February 2026
