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Noni B owner fights ACMA bid for docs over potential Spam Act violations
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2020-10-12 2:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mosaic Brands has taken the Australian Communications and Media Authority to court, alleging a request for documents based on suspected Spam Act violations is invalid.

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Delegate deflates Ann Taylor’s opposition to Nike’s ‘Aeroloft’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2020-10-12 1:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

US women’s clothing retailer Ann Taylor has come up short in its opposition to Nike’s bid to register the ‘Aeoroloft’ mark for its brand of lightweight fitness apparel, with an IP Australia finding the mark is not deceptively similar to Ann Taylor’s ‘Loft’ mark.

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Zip Co crushes Flexigroup’s ‘No Interest’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2020-10-09 10:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fintech Zip Co has successfully opposed rival Flexigroup’s attempt to trade mark ‘No Interest Ever!’, in the latest trade mark battle between buy now, pay later service providers in Australia.

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Full Court gives Branhaven another shot at bovine gene patent
Intellectual Property 2020-10-09 3:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Australia’s leading livestock group cannot block US company Branhaven from amending its application for a bovine genome patent, which the group has worried could harm the Australian cattle industry’s ability to use genetic tests.

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Merck Sharp & Dohme drops lawsuit over Januvia patent
Intellectual Property 2020-10-09 2:25 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Merck Sharp & Dohme has dropped a lawsuit brought against a unit of Indian generic manufacturer Lupin for allegedly threatening to infringe the patent for its multibillion-dollar diabetes drugs Januvia and Janumet.

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Class members would get ‘diddly-squat’ in $1.9M Appco settlement, judge says
Class Actions 2020-10-09 1:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has said further investigation into the financial position of Appco Group is needed before he can sign off on a $1.9M settlement in a $65 million sham contracting class action against the fundraising company, under which litigation funder Harbour would get a 50 per cent cut and group members would recover “diddly-squat”.

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High Court won’t hear Rokt appeal on software patentability
Intellectual Property 2020-10-08 9:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has declined to weigh in on the patentability of software, rejecting e-commerce company Rokt’s bid for review of a decision striking down its marketing invention.

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Federal Circuit Court confirms death of ‘diligent and determined’ Judge Guy Andrew
Judge Guy Andrew 2020-10-08 6:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Federal Circuit Court confirmed the death of Judge Guy Andrew late Thursday, after Queensland police said they found the body of a 55-year-old man, five days after he went missing in Brisbane bushland.

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Alsco proposal for Spotless may not wash with ACCC
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-10-08 4:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised concerns about Alsco’s proposed acquisition of commercial laundry business Spotless Garments, saying the combined entity would have few large competitors.

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iSelect to pay $8.5M for misleading consumers about energy plans
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-10-08 3:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A court has ordered comparison website iSelect to pay $8.5 million in penalties for making misleading representations through its online electricity comparison service and pushing plans to consumers that were not necessarily best suited for them.

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