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Australian global lender Macquarie loses IP clash over use of 'Macbank' name

By James Panichi ( March 7, 2025, 04:56 GMT | Insight) -- Global financial-services provider Macquarie Bank has lost an Australian intellectual-property battle with Macarthur Credit Union, a lender based in Sydney’s southwest, over the registered mark “Macbank” held, in different forms, by both lenders. In a decision by Australia’s delegate of the registrar of trademarks published this week, Macquarie was ordered to remove its Macbank trademark within a month, unless Macquarie files an appeal.Australian global financial-services provider Macquarie Bank has lost a court battle over intellectual property with Macarthur Credit Union, a lender based in Sydney’s southwest, over the registered mark “Macbank” that is held, in different forms, by both financial-services providers....

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