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Nine tells court barrister stole Insta-famous cavoodle, misled police
Defamation 2022-11-07 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has questioned Nineā€™s eleventh-hour bid to add allegations of ā€œserious criminal offencesā€ against a barrister who sued the media company over its coverage of her custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle.

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Howden canā€™t use expert report in ā€˜wastefulā€™ patent application against Minetek
Intellectual Property 2022-10-11 12:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has refused a bid by manufacturer Howden to use an expert report before IP Australia in a dispute accusing rival Minetek of misappropriating confidential information for an industrial fan patent, saying it was ā€œwastefulā€ when a similar dispute was already before the court.

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Court finds Globaltech, Boart Longyear infringed mining patent
Intellectual Property 2022-10-10 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found mining tool company Globaltech and mineral exploration company Boart Longyear infringed a patent for a mining tool owned by Australian Mud Company.

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Globaltech’s mining survey patent faces second challenge
Appeals 2022-08-10 10:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Globaltech patent for mining survey tools is facing another test, with rival technology company Reflex Technologies lodging an appeal after its invalidity challenge flopped.

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Reflex fails to prove invalidity of Globaltech patent for devices sold to Boart Longyear
Intellectual Property 2022-07-14 2:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Technology company Reflex Instruments has lost its challenge to rival Globaltechā€™s patent for two mining survey tools, with a judge finding Reflex had not established the technology wasn’t novel and lacked an inventive step.

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Uniden found to have infringed radio design patent of rival GME
Intellectual Property 2022-05-23 3:29 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has found that Uniden infringed rival GMEā€™s design patent for a handheld radio, derailing the company’s plan for an Australian launch of two products.

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Nine doubles down on claim that barrister exploited celebrity cavoodle for financial gain
Defamation 2022-04-28 5:14 pm By Sam Matthews

Nine claims that any harm a Sydney barrister suffered from its allegedly defamatory coverage of her battle for custody of Oscar the cavoodle was mitigated by the truth of the imputation that she exploited the famed social media pooch for her benefit.

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Nineā€™s ‘dog ate my homework’ excuse doesn’t wash with judge in cavoodle case
Defamation 2022-04-26 3:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Nine has lost its bid to argue the substantial truth of an alleged defamatory imputation arising from its coverage of a custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the Cavoodle and has been taken to task by a judge for its delay in filing a defence in a defamation case, saying its excuse was no better than “the proverbial dog having eaten their homework”.

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Chaser star Julian Morrow deceived co-producer over ABC show The Checkout, court finds
Media 2022-04-14 4:47 pm By Miklos Bolza

Chaser star Julian Morrow engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and breached his directorial duties by taking over a joint venture behind the hit ABC consumer affairs program The Checkout while hiding the fact that he was negotiating a seventh season of the series, a court has found.

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‘Cranky’ judge slams ‘nonsense’ quibbling in cavoodle defamation case
Defamation 2022-04-07 4:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has barked at lawyers for Nine and a barrister who sued the media company for defamation over its coverage of her battle for custody of famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle, saying their ā€œnonsenseā€ quibbling was making him ā€œcrankyā€.

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