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Epic Games may face class action over ‘addictive’ Fortnite game
Class Actions 2022-12-23 6:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Epic Games is facing a class action investigation for allegedly failing to warn parents about the addictive nature of its popular battle royale game Fortnite.

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Pokemon wins injunction against augmented reality game, NFTs
Intellectual Property 2022-12-22 5:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has granted the Pokemon Company’s request for a temporary injunction restraining an Australian business from developing an augmented reality game featuring its popular Pokemon characters and selling related NFTs. 

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Aristocrat wins $36M in patent infringement damages from pokies maker Konami
Intellectual Property 2022-12-15 4:44 pm By Sam Matthews

Gaming company Konami will cough up $35.9 million dollars to rival company Aristocrat Technologies next year, eight years after a judge found that it had violated Aristocrat’s patent for a slot machine with an improved jackpot feature.

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Konami to pay Aristocrat a portion of 12 years’ profit from infringing poker machines
Intellectual Property 2022-12-09 10:38 pm By Sam Matthews

Gaming company Konami Australia has been ordered to pay rival Aristocrat Technologies a proportion of profits from the sale of patent-infringing poker machines over a 12-year period, as well as a chunk of damages for supply of the games that generated no revenue at all.

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Carnival hit with class action over gastro outbreaks on cruise ship
Class Actions 2022-12-07 6:42 pm By Sam Matthews

Carnival unit P&O Cruises has been hit with a class action by passengers who say their holidays were ruined by norovirus outbreaks on its Sun Princess cruise ship.

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‘Inspired by Kanye West’: Melbourne restaurant relies on disclaimers in IP lawsuit
Intellectual Property 2022-11-29 5:24 pm By Sam Matthews

A Melbourne restaurant has defended a lawsuit brought by Kanye West for alleged unauthorised use of his name and likeness, pointing to disclaimers to show it did not mislead consumers about any affiliation with the controversial rapper.

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Judge doubts if case over NSW police strip searches should run as class action
Class Actions 2022-10-27 1:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has cast doubt on whether a class action against the state of NSW over police strip searches at 50 music festivals should be run as a representative proceeding, telling the state to decide whether to file a de-classing application “sooner rather than later”.

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Kanye West takes beef with Melbourne restaurant to court
Intellectual Property 2022-10-24 9:05 pm By Sam Matthews

Melbourne restaurant College Dropout Burgers has been hit with a lawsuit by Kanye West for allegedly using the controversial rapper’s name and likeness without permission.

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Foxtel loses six-year battle with Cognizant unit over digital download patent
Intellectual Property 2022-10-04 4:31 pm By Sam Matthews

Cable TV giant Foxtel has lost a protracted IP battle with subsidiary of global tech giant Cognizant over a digital download patent for a modern DVR system.

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KordaMentha launches financial crime service with new acquisition
Business of Law 2022-10-04 3:31 am By Cindy Cameronne

Responding to increasing crackdowns on anti-money laundering and counter terrorism breaches, Melbourne consulting firm KordaMentha has merged with Australian advisory firm Murray Waldren Consulting to form a new financial crimes service. The partnership comes off the back of damning reports by gaming regulators in NSW and Victoria into major casinos Star Entertainment and Crown Resorts.…

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