Apple can argue an Australian non-practicing entity that claims its patents for a remote entry system were infringed by the tech company’s Touch ID and Face ID technology are invalid because of a Hewlett Packard handheld device that was first sold in 2000.Ā
Online home improvement platform Hipages has admitted that it likely engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct by failing to disclose contract terms that allowed it to automatically renew subscriptions and charge early termination fees.
A judge has declined Expert Groupās bid to bring court proceedings about the amount of an earn-out owed under its agreement to sell cloud services provider Experteq IT Services, finding the firm had agreed to resolve the matter by expert determination.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched an investigation into whether Nuixās current Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Rubinsztein unlawfully bought shares in the company after learning about a potential takeover offer.
An appeals court has found a seven-year non-competition clause in US tech giant DXC Eclipse’s agreement with the former director of Melbourne software firm Sable37, which it acquired in 2018, was unreasonable.
IP Australia has rejected an application by US technology company Block to patent a mobile payment method, saying it does not describe a manner of manufacture — the threshold requirement tripping up many claimed computer-implemented inventions.
Automotive electronics company Directed Electronics is set to claw back $3.27 million in commission payments made to a former manager through a secret side agreement with South Korean giant Hanhwa, with a ruling on damages still to come in the five-year case.
Google has denied class action that it distorted competition in the app marketplace and left consumers paying higher prices, pointing out in its defence there are alternative app stores on its Android platform.
Former Vocus chairman Vaughan Bowen has been indicted on insider trading charges, five months after prosecutors dropped the same charges after a contested committal hearing.
US facial recognition company Clearview breached Australian privacy laws by trawling the web for photos of Australians for use by law enforcement agencies, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has found.