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MomoIP-Nissin Foods 'Momofuku' IP clash to be aired in Australian court

By James Panichi ( June 4, 2025, 08:01 GMT | Insight) -- US-based holding company MomoIP, which owns trademarks used by the Momofuku Group, has launched a legal challenge to a recent ruling by Australia’s IP regulator, which found that MomoIP had failed to prove that Nissin Foods Holdings’ use of the trade mark was illegal. The Federal Court of Australia will hear the IP challenge, in which MomoIP is arguing that Nissin Foods’ use of the Momofuku trademark for its range of products could lead consumers to assume a connection with Momofuku restaurants in the US.US-based holding company MomoIP, which owns trademarks used by the Momofuku Group, has launched a legal challenge to a recent ruling by Australia’s IP regulator, which found that MomoIP had failed to prove that Nissin Foods Holdings’ use of the trade mark was illegal....

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