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Teva wins docs to bolster case that Boehringer’s Spiriva patents were obvious
Healthcare 2019-05-07 11:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

Israeli drug maker Teva has won its bid for communications between Germany-based Boehringer and capsule manufacturers to help prove its claim that a patent at the centre of a dispute over the top-selling inhaler Spiriva was invalid for obviousness.

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Treasury Wine Estates wins $352,000 judgment over Penfolds ‘copycats’
Intellectual Property 2019-05-07 10:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Treasury Wine Estates has won a nearly $352,000 judgment against an Australian company for allegedly violating its trade marks byĀ making and selling copycat Penfolds products in China and Australia.

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ASIC has no ace in case over Australian Open broadcast rights, ex-Tennis Australia head says
Entertainment 2019-05-07 3:57 pm By Miklos Bolza

Former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell has denied allegations by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that he breached his duties when awarding broadcasting rights for the Australian Open and other tournaments to the Seven Network in 2013.

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Ashley Services class action settles for $14.6M
Class Actions 2019-05-02 12:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Private training company Ashley Services and auditors Deloitte and Grant Thornton will pay a combined $14.6 million to settle a shareholder class action, and IMF Bentham says it may bank $7.2 million for funding the litigation.

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B. Braun drops appeal after IV catheter patents invalidated
Intellectual Property 2019-04-29 9:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

German medical device company B. Braun Melsungen has dropped its appeal of a ruling invalidating three of its intravenous catheter patents and finding rival Becton Dickinson did not infringe the patents.

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Herbert Smith Freehills partner to helm Australian international arbitration centre
Arbitration 2019-04-16 10:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The head of Herbert Smith Freehills’ Australian international arbitration practice has become the first female to lead the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration.

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ANZ settles class actions by 7-Eleven franchisees
Class Actions 2019-04-15 10:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ANZ has reached an in-principle settlement in two class actions alleging it breached its responsible lending obligations by providing loans to purchasers of 7-Eleven franchises that were not financially viable.

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Funding for Iluka Resources class action in limbo amid dispute with Harbour
Class Actions 2019-04-09 9:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

Funding for a shareholder class action against mineral sands company Iluka Resources is in doubt after Harbour Litigation Funding unilaterally backed out of an agreement to finance the litigation.

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Charges still not finalised in groundbreaking ANZ criminal cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-04-09 11:05 am By Miklos Bolza

Charges in the criminal cartel case against ANZ, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank over a $2.5 billion ANZ institutional share placement have yet to be finalised, almost a year after the proceeding was filed.

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ITC opens investigation into patent infringement by solar giants
Intellectual Property 2019-04-05 10:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The US International Trade Commission has opened an investigation into alleged patent infringement by solar companiesĀ  JinkoSolar, LONGi Solar and REC Group, after Korean solar company Hanwha Q CELLS filed two related proceedings in Australian court alleging the companies are infringing its solar technology.

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