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Briefly: REA Group wins challenge to realestateasia.com.au TM
Intellectual Property 2018-05-04 11:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

Online property portal REA Group has successfully opposed registration of a trademark for the domain name realestateasia.com.au, with the Trade Marks Office saying the challenged mark was adopted to exploit the commercial success of the popular real estate site. 

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ACCC calls for $20M fine against property spruiker We Buy Houses
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-04 10:05 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has asked the Federal Court to hit  We Buy Houses and its owner Richard ‘Rick’ Otton with $20 million in penalties for duping aspiring property investors with claims that they would learn how to buy a home for $1.

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Network Ten’s stake in TXA must go to rivals for $1, court orders
Media 2018-05-02 9:23 pm By Miklos Bolza

Network Ten will be forced to transfer the entirety of its shares in joint venture TX Australia to rival free-to-air networks Seven West Media and Nine Entertainment for a paltry $1, following a court ruling Tuesday.

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GetSwift judge proposes ‘bill of peace’ for rival shareholder actions
Class Actions 2018-04-24 10:15 pm By Miklos Bolza

The judge presiding over jostling shareholder class actions against logistics software company GetSwift suggested on Tuesday a “bill of peace” to join the actions, but lawyers leading the competing cases warned of the “economic hazard” of a merger.

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Gucci, Guess global settlement ends Australia action
Intellectual Property 2018-04-20 11:46 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Iconic fashion labels Gucci and Guess have agreed to a global settlement in their nine-year long courtroom battle over the famed “G” design trademark.

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Apotex expert comes under fire at Lexapro patent infringement trial
Intellectual Property 2018-04-18 9:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

Expert witnesses were pitted against each other Wednesday at a trial alleging generic makers infringed a patent covering the anti-depressant Lexapro, and Apotex’ consultant took the brunt of it.

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Lexapro maker squares off with generics in latest IP battle
Intellectual Property 2018-04-16 9:19 pm By Miklos Bolza

The maker of the anti-depressant Lexapro faced off Monday against Apotex, Aspen Pharma and Sandoz at a court hearing over the rights to make generic versions of the top-selling product, with a barrister for Lundbeck slamming the three companies’ defence that their drugs were different.

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Judge rules for Chamberlain in patent case over garage door remotes
Intellectual Property 2018-04-03 11:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has fined two companies for selling garage-door remote controls that infringe three Australian patents owned by U.S.-based The Chamberlain Group.

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GetSwift hit with second shareholder suit
Securities 2018-03-27 8:25 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has filed a shareholder class action against GetSwift alleging it provided inadequate disclosures and misled investors with its overhyped announcements about business contracts, one month after Squire Patton Boggs brought a similar suit.

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Viagogo knew ‘from the outset’ how much it charged customers, ACCC says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-03-21 11:03 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Viagogo could calculate from the start of the booking process how much it would charge in booking and handling fees for event tickets, but kept customers in the dark, the ACCC said in a recent court document, rebutting the online ticket reseller’s defense in the consumer regulator’s case.

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