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Southeast Asia’s food and beverage market is growing fast — and so is the competition. A Clarivate IP landscape report (commissioned by WIPO) looking at Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand shows a clear trend: brands are protecting their trade marks at speed, while patent activity is more uneven.
The Federal Court has granted AstraZeneca an interlocutory injunction restraining Pharmacor Pty Ltd from launching generic versions of the diabetes medication dapagliflozin. Justice Downes delivered judgment on 16 February 2026, finding in favour of AstraZeneca despite Pharmacor's challenges to the patent's validity and the broader public interest in lower-cost generic medications.
In late 2025, a branding decision between two gift card businesses — Prezzee and Epay Australia — escalated into an urgent Federal Court injunction. The takeaway for Australian businesses is blunt: even minor brand references can carry major IP risk.
You don’t need to copy a brand to lose a naming battle. Sometimes, sharing one powerful word is enough. That’s what happened when Williams Corporation tried to register AirHome — and Airbnb stepped in.
A recent precedential decision from the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) delivered a key reminder for companies expanding internationally: a foreign trademark filing can give you an earlier “place in line” in the U.S.—and that earlier date can sometimes beat a business that started using the same mark in the United States later.
If you’re thinking about patenting an idea, here’s the blunt truth upfront: only genuinely new ideas can be patented. That’s why one of the smartest things you can do before spending serious time or money is to check how others have already solved the same problem.
In an age where do-it-yourself solutions are everywhere—from home renovations to tax returns—it's tempting to think legal matters can be handled the same way.
Australian businesses looking to protect inventions in Europe will soon have a more efficient and cost-effective pathway.
Two recent Australian Trade Marks Office (ATMO) decisions provide useful guidance for brand owners on bad faith applications and how far trade mark similarity arguments will really stretch.
