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Aristocrat wins discovery to probe theft of slot machine idea
Intellectual Property 2018-10-11 10:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Aristocrat Technologies has hit the jackpot in its bid for discovery to determine whether it has claims against rival Ainsworth for stealing its confidential information and using it to design a competing slot machine.

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Hytera asks to keep China’s state secrets from Motorola in IP war
Intellectual Property 2018-10-04 12:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

Hytera Communications wants the Federal Court to block Motorola from accessing evidence in their patent war covered by Chinese laws prohibiting disclosure of state secrets or compromising the country’s cybersecurity.

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Take-Two wins injunction against another Grand Theft Auto gamer
Intellectual Property 2018-10-02 3:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Take-Two interactive has won an injunction blocking a Grand Theft Auto gamer from distributing software that allows users to access restricted features of the popular game, a month after reaching a settlement with a gamer in a separate copyright case.

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Delay in publishing IP judgment creates ‘unsatisfactory state of affairs’, judge says
Intellectual Property 2018-09-27 11:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Melbourne computer retailer that plans to appeal a $2.8 million fine for allegedly violating Microsoft’s Windows 7 IP has won a stay of the court’s order, with a judge finding the court’s delay in publishing reasons for judgment created an “unsatisfactory state of affairs”.

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Melbourne retailer appeals $2.8M fine for violating Microsoft IP
Intellectual Property 2018-09-20 11:19 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A Melbourne retailer is challenging a $2.8 million fine against it for allegedly violating the intellectual property for Microsoft’s Windows 7 software.

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Genome editing patent gets thumbs down by IP Australia
Intellectual Property 2018-09-19 8:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A patent for genome editing technology by a South Korean biotechnology company has been rejected for a lack of clarity, novelty, and inventiveness, but the Australian Patent Office has given the company two months to try again.

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Hytera must tell Motorola which docs blocked by Chinese cybersecurity laws
Intellectual Property 2018-09-18 2:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hytera Communications has until Thursday to reveal what evidence has been or will be withheld from Motorola in their intellectually property battle in compliance with strict Chinese state security and cybersecurity laws.

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Gamer settles Take-Two lawsuit over Grand Theft Auto copyright
Intellectual Property 2018-09-14 11:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A gamer has admitted he violated the copyright forĀ  Take-Two Interactive’s popularĀ Grand Theft Auto video game by making unauthorised changes to the game that allowed him to manipulate the actions of other online players without their consent.

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Aristocrat patent appeal hinges on Rokt, Encompass outcomes
Intellectual Property 2018-09-13 10:42 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge has put an appeal by Aristocrat of an IP Australia ruling that revoked four of its gaming patents on hold pending the outcomes of two highly anticipated cases over the patentability of computer software.

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Motorola says Hytera misled court, wins discovery request
Intellectual Property 2018-09-06 8:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

Motorola Solutions says Hytera Communications misled the Federal Court about key decision makers involved in the development of radio products which it claims infringe three of its patents.

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