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ACCC to act as intervenor in Nature’s Care case over Australian Made logo
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-10-23 10:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has successfully escaped a lawsuit by a Chinese vitamin company Nature’s Care after arguing it had been wrongly “dragged” into the case.

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AFT Pharma’s Maxigesic ads misleading, judge rules
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-10-18 11:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

AFT Pharmaceuticals breached the consumer laws with misleading ads over the strength of its painkiller Maxigesic, a judge has found, siding with rival drug maker Reckitt Benckiser.

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Court cans Asahi bid for docs to probe consumer claims against Gloria Jeans owner
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-10-15 5:27 pm By Miklos Bolza

Asahi Beverages has lost a bid for preliminary discovery to consider whether it should bring misleading and deceptive conduct claims against a unit of Retail Food Group, owner of the popular Gloria Jeans Coffee and Donut King franchises.

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Goodyear hits the brakes on trade mark appeal against Dunlop
Intellectual Property 2018-10-11 4:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

US tyre company Goodyear has dropped its challenge to a mixed trade mark ruling in its long-running dispute with UK-based rival Dunlop over coveted trade marks for ‘Dunlop’ and ‘Flying D’.

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Polo Ralph Lauren loses opposition to polo player trade mark
Intellectual Property 2018-10-10 2:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Polo Ralph Lauren has come up short in its opposition to a deregistered company’s bid to register a polo player trade mark.

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Trident Foods partially sinks trade mark appeals
Intellectual Property 2018-10-05 11:35 pm By Miklos Bolza

Australian food manufacturer Trident Foods has won a partial victory after facing two appeals from US seafood giant Trident Seafoods seeking to remove its trade marks.

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Trendy Aussie designer sues over handbag copyright
Intellectual Property 2018-09-25 9:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A popular Australian designer of neoprene athleisure handbags has filed a lawsuit against another designer for making bags that allegedly copy the design of its trendy totes.

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Bega admits to using Kraft-branded shippers
Intellectual Property 2018-09-19 1:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bega has admitted to allegations by Kraft that it distributed its peanut butter in boxes with the Kraft logo on the outside, but says it was allowed to under a license agreement.

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Kleenex flushable wipes an ‘environmental catastophe’, ACCC tells court
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-09-17 9:07 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched its opening volley against consumer goods giant Kimberly-Clark Australia, saying its Kleenex ‘flushable’ wipes were unsuitable for sewers and septic tanks and an “enormous burden” on the Australian wastewater system.

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Maker of iconic French press sues to block copycat device
Intellectual Property 2018-09-13 10:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bodum, maker of the popular glass French press coffee maker, has sued an Australian company for allegedly copying the design and getup of its iconic device, on the heels of winning a $4 million judgment in the US over a copycat device. 

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