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Vagisil maker files appeal to halt European rival’s trade mark
Appeals 2020-03-04 9:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The maker of Vagisil feminine hygiene products has appealed a ruling that denied its bid to stop a European competitor from registering Vagisan as a trade mark in Australia.

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Chinese investors can offload property, recoup losses from failed investment scheme
Real Estate 2020-02-06 3:05 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Gold Coast development property procured through a settlement with a Sydney-based financial advisory firm facing two separate class actions can be sold to recoup losses by investors who sank over $14 million into a property investment scheme, a court has found.

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Judge tosses Vagisil maker’s challenge to European rival’s trade mark
Intellectual Property 2020-02-04 11:43 am By Miklos Bolza

The international company behind the Vagisil feminine hygiene brand has lost its bid to stop a European competitor from registering Vagisan as a trade mark in Australia.

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Deutsche Bank units sue Spain to enforce $96.3M arbitration award
Energy & Natural Resources 2020-01-10 4:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two Deutsche Bank subsidiaries have filed Federal Court proceedings against Spain seeking enforcement of a ā‚¬59.6 million ($96.3 million) award for losses incurred as a result of changes in the country’s renewable regulatory framework.

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Hytera can argue Motorola should have alerted it to stolen IP sooner, Full Court says
Intellectual Property 2019-11-29 2:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Full Federal Court has handed a win to Hytera in its high-stakes intellectual property litigation with Motorola, allowing the Chinese radio manufacturer to file an amended defence arguing Motorola should have alerted it to the alleged theft of its source code by former employees sooner.

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Australia should follow US’ lead and reject Hytera’s delay defence, court hears
Intellectual Property 2019-11-25 9:44 pm By Miklos Bolza

Motorola has urged the Full Federal Court to uphold a decision dismissing an amended defence by Chinese rival Hytera Communications that sought to blame the US tech company for not alerting it to the alleged theft of its source code sooner, saying a similar argument had already failed in an ongoing trade secrets case in the US.

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Liquidator cops 10-year ban in landmark ATO case
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-11-07 10:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

Sydney-based liquidator David Iannuzzi has been disqualified from serving as an insolvency practitioner for 10 years, in the first case brought by the Australian Tax Office under the Corporations Act’s ban on tax avoidance schemes.

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a2 Milk looks to turn trade mark losses around in Federal Court
Intellectual Property 2019-10-28 10:54 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The a2 Milk Company has filed a challenge to a competitor’s winning bid to trade mark a phrase containing “a2”, its third lawsuit in Federal Court looking to reverse losses before the Trade Marks Office.Ā 

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Crown Resorts, ATO settle $396M dispute over botched US expansion
Tax 2019-10-17 9:15 pm By Miklos Bolza

Crown Resorts has settled its feud with the Australian Taxation Office over a $396 million tax bill stemming from the acquisition of Las Vegas-based Cannery Casino Resorts as part of the company’s failed North American expansion.

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Vietnamese mining firm drops $132M arbitration award dispute with WorleyParsons unit
Arbitration 2019-09-11 1:35 pm By Miklos Bolza

The operator of a Vietnamese mine has dropped its Federal Court proceedings against WorleyParsons subsidiary Jacobs E&C over the enforcement of a $132 million arbitration award.

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