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News Corp. says Google needs to be broken up to check ‘unparalleled power’
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-03-12 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

News Corp has called on the ACCC to break up Google, saying the “very serious” step was needed to prevent the search giant from abusing its market power.

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Google, US groups slam ACCC’s digital platforms report
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-03-04 7:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Google has criticised the ACCC’s proposals for stricter oversight of digital platforms, saying the regulator has not identified any problems that couldn’t be addressed with its current powers, a concern echoed by US-based competition and industry groups, which warned the proposals could harm competition.

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Auto electronics maker Redarc puts brakes on patent infringement case against B8
Intellectual Property 2019-03-04 12:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Auto electronics maker B8 Systems has settled a patent suit brought by rival Redarc Group and has agreed to stop selling its allegedly infringing vehicle brake controller in Australia.

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KPMG lures top-flight laterals for growing law team
People In The News 2019-03-01 9:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

KPMG has snagged heavy-hitters from Norton Rose Fulbright, Clayton Utz and Herbert Smith Freehills for its growing legal services team, adding strength to its financial services regulation, technology and telecom transactions, and government offerings.

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GetSwift weighs bid to toss law firm from ASIC action
Class Actions 2019-03-01 1:21 pm By Miklos Bolza

GetSwift has warned it may seek an injunction blocking Johnson Winter & Slattery from acting as instructing lawyers to the corporate cop in its enforcement action against the logistics company, saying the firm provided advisory work for it last year.

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Court slams judge for ‘regrettable’ $2.8M award in Microsoft IP case
Intellectual Property 2019-02-28 7:17 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge’s decision imposing damages of over $2.8 million on a Melbourne computer retailer facing an intellectual property lawsuit by Microsoft has been slammed as “regrettable” and a judicial “failure,” in a judgment overturning the ruling.

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Hytera questions whether Motorola owns copyright for source code
Intellectual Property 2019-02-26 4:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hytera has challenged Motorola’s claims that it owns the copyright for the digital radio source code that’s at the centre of copyright allegations against the Chinese radio maker.

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Cryptocurrency exchange provider fined for continuous disclosure breach
Securities 2019-02-12 4:41 pm By Miklos Bolza

Technology solutions firm Byte Power Group has paid a $33,000 penalty for violating its continuous disclosure obligations by telling shareholders a proposed cryptocurrency exchange was “well advanced” when development yet to begin.

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Wavetrain wants court muzzle on competitor’s bad-mouthing over IP
Intellectual Property 2019-02-11 6:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

Railway technology company Wavetrain Systems has asked the court to bar a competitor started by its former CEO from making allegedly false claims about its patented rail safety devices to clients.

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Court overturns $2.8M Microsoft IP judgment against computer retailer
Intellectual Property 2019-02-07 10:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Melbourne computer retailer has won its appeal of a $2.8 million damages award for allegedly violating Microsoft’s Windows 7 IP, with a judge overturning the ruling by Justice Alexander ‘Sandy’ Street and ordering a rehearing before a new judge.

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