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Take-Two wins temporary block of Grand Theft Auto alterations
Intellectual Property 2018-05-11 10:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Take-Two Interactive has won a temporary injunction blocking a gamer from making unauthorised changes to its popular Grand Theft Auto video game.

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Encompass appeals fintech patent loss
Intellectual Property 2018-05-10 2:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An appeal has been filed by financial software company Encompass Corp. after a Federal Court judge found two of its patents for computer software failed the method of manufacture test and were invalid.

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Taronga Zoo settles TM case against Sydney rival
Intellectual Property 2018-05-10 2:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Taronga Conservation Society Australia and Sydney Zoo have agreed to settle their legal battle over the use of the name “Sydney Zoo”. 

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Quinn Emanuel withdraws as class action reps after funder challenges fees
Class Actions 2018-04-30 4:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

Quinn Emanuel has been forced to bow out as class action counsel in a case against Bank of Queensland after litigation funder Vannin Capital called for the law firm’s $4 million fee to be challenged.

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Judge invalidates Encompass’ software patents
Intellectual Property 2018-04-27 11:27 pm By Miklos Bolza

Financial software company Encompass Corp., which lost its patent infringement case against technology firm InfoTrack, and lost its patents in the process, should pay just 30% of InfoTrack’s costs, the Federal Court has been told.

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Judge won’t give Sexpo early peek of docs in consumer case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-04-26 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has denied an attempt by adult exhibition operator Sexpo to gain pre-litigation access to documents held by members of a movement that last year linked the exhibition to child pornography, saying Sexpo had not establish a belief that the statements damaged its reputation.  

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Warner Bros wins appeal in feud with Mad Max director
Contracts 2018-04-24 7:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

Warner Bros. has won an appeal in a dispute with the Australian director and producer of Hollywood smash Mad Max: Fury Road over a $7 million bonus the Sydney-based film makers claimed they were owed after making the film under budget.

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IP Australia rejects SNF challenge to BASF mining patent
Intellectual Property 2018-04-19 1:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Patent Office has shot down a challenge by SNF to a BASF application for a mining patent.

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Judge won’t block ex-SAI Global exec from going to rival company
Employment 2018-04-16 11:25 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has rejected a bid by information services company SAI Global Property to temporarily ban a former sales manager from working for a direct competitor, saying the executive could not have realistically remembered SAI’s list of thousands of clients.

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Air France looks to ground “Love is in the Air” copyright case
Intellectual Property 2018-03-14 4:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Air France has denied claims of copyright infringement by the writers of “Love is in the Air”, saying its “France is in the Air” song and ad campaign are derived from a different, original work.

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