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Patent suits launched over breakthrough cancer drug
Intellectual Property 2018-08-15 10:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two patent infringement lawsuits have been launched over attempts to sell generic versions of breakthrough cancer drug Velcade in Australia, after a US court last year struck down attempts to invalidate a patent for the drug.

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Provident receivers may face objections over PwC merger
Class Actions 2018-07-16 5:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing the administration of Provident Capital has invited debenture holders to object to the company’s receivers staying on after their firm completes its merger with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Provident’s former auditor which has also been named as a cross-defendant in two class actions over Provident’s collapse.

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Government can’t seize detainees’ mobile phones, Full Court says
Class Actions 2018-06-26 3:30 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Full Court has invalidated a blanket policy by the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs to seize mobile phones from detainees held within immigration detention centres, in a class action filed on behalf of detainees. 

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Geneva Labs’ counterfeit Bio-Oil case dismissed as ‘madness’
Intellectual Property 2018-06-21 10:08 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge has dismissed proceedings by US pharma giant Geneva Laboratories against disgraced Sydney pharmacist Mina Attia over sales of 1,000 counterfeit Bio-Oil skincare bottles, calling it “madness” and a misuse of the court.

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Judge rejects ‘flimsy’ appeal bid in software IP case
Intellectual Property 2018-06-14 10:16 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge on Thursday dismissed a “flimsy” application by IT firm EIFY to launch an appeal out of time in a software copyright dispute with 3D Safety Services.

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