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GPT Group to increase stake in Highpoint Shopping Centre for $205M
Corporate 2025-01-22 4:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Property fund manager GPT Group has announced it will increase its stake in Melbourne’s Highpoint Shopping Centre to 25 per cent in a $204.6 million transaction.

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‘What’s done is done’: Judge defers penalty hearing in Harvey Norman case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-01-17 3:04 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has deferred the question of what penalties Harvey Norman and Latitude Finance should face in a case by ASIC until their appeals are heard, noting the “regrettable” fragmentation of the case. 

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Fashion label Staple & Hue loses trade mark battle with rival MinkPink
Intellectual Property 2025-01-16 11:40 pm By Andy Sidler

A bid by women’s clothing brand Staple & Hue to register its brand name as a trade mark has been successfully challenged by rival label Mink Pink.

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Mattel makes winning move in bid to protect ‘Blokus’ trade marks
Intellectual Property 2025-01-15 11:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mattel has mostly won its challenge to a Shanghai-based toy company’s bid to trade mark ‘Blokees’, which the US toy giant argued was deceptively similar to its popular Blokus board game. 

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Maker of Crocs Jibbitz settles patent case over alleged knock-offs
Intellectual Property 2025-01-13 11:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Crocs unit Jibbitz has settled its patent dispute against Australian company Bavvaro, which was accused of selling knock-off versions of its shoe accessories. 

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Judge rejects sacked Super Retail Group execs’ settlement claims
Employment 2024-12-23 3:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two Super Retail Group executives’ claims that they were unfairly sacked for making whistleblower complaints will go to trial after they lost their bid to enforce an alleged settlement.

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Harrolds owners face $10M suit over rent at Collins Street store
Real Estate 2025-01-07 12:03 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The owners of luxury fashion department store Harrolds are facing a $10 million lawsuit over alleged unpaid rent on the business’ flagship Collins Street store in Melbourne.

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Aldi wins fight with Northcote shopping centre over lease
Real Estate 2025-01-10 11:13 pm By Andy Sidler

Budget supermarket Aldi has won its appeal of a tribunal decision which found that upper limits on rental increases fell afoul of the Retail Leases Act.

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Aldi infringed copyright of Little Bellies fruit snacks, court finds
Intellectual Property 2024-12-18 11:47 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has ruled in favour of the creators of Little Bellies fruit puffs, finding that Aldi’s Mamia Baby Puffs were a “flagrant” breach of their copyright.

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Online florist Meg’s Flowers to pay $1M penalty for dodgy ‘local’ claims
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-12-16 11:36 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Online florist Meg’s Flowers has been hit with a $1 million penalty for falsely claiming on websites and online ads that it was a local florist.

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