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Optus can access employee docs in fraud case
Telecommunications 2018-08-31 4:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Telecommunications giant Optus has won court approval to access employee documents in order to pinpoint the location of a suspected fraudster who obtained over 3,400 Optus mobile devices.

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Cult leader of ‘The Family’ denies abuse in class action defence
Class Actions 2018-08-28 1:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

The leader of the notorious cult known as The Family, who is facing a class action by sect members who claim they were tortured and sexually abused as children in her care, has denied the allegations in a bare-bones defence.

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Foxtel should pay more than a gym to stream copyrighted recordings, court told
Intellectual Property 2018-08-15 10:06 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Copyright Tribunal decision that led to substantially lower sound recording licence fees for Foxtel was “beyond the pale” because it compared fees charged to the cable TV giant with those charged to fitness centres, the Full Federal Court heard Wednesday.

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The most sought-after firms for IP litigation
Intellectual Property 2018-08-10 8:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

When it comes to bet-the-company matters that keep corporate counsel awake at night, intellectual property disputes often rank at the top of the list. And these eight law firms are the ones companies turned to the most last year when facing a courtroom battle over their IP.

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ASIC loses bid for interim receiver against AGM, OT, Ozifin
Restructuring & Insolvency 2018-07-27 11:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has denied ASIC’s bid to appoint an interim receiver to preserve the assets of three financial services companies that advised clients to invest in complex derivatives, which ASIC is seeking to have wound up for alleged violations of the Corporations Act.

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Directed Electronics can’t block rival Hanhwa’s deal with Izuzu in IP case
Intellectual Property 2018-07-24 11:26 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has dismissed a bid by Australian auto electronics company Directed OE for an injunction stopping South Korean rival Hanhwa from supplying a new audio visual unit to truck company Izuzu it claims was developed using confidential information.

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Sony, Universal, Warner Music join case against Copyright Tribunal
Intellectual Property 2018-07-23 9:50 pm By Miklos Bolza

Entertainment industry titans Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music and Warner Music have joined an appeal to the Full Federal Court challenging a licence granted by the Copyright Tribunal of Australia to Foxtel for the rights to certain yet-to-be-broadcast content and streaming rights.

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Rokt’s software innovative but not patentable, IP Australia tells court
Intellectual Property 2018-07-18 10:50 pm By Miklos Bolza

An invention that simply puts “a business method or scheme into a computer” is not patentable, the Commissioner of Patents told a court Wednesday on the first day of a highly anticipated trial over a rejected software patent application by marketing tech startup Rokt.

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Rokt’s software patent to take centre stage in high-stakes hearing
Intellectual Property 2018-07-17 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

A three-day hearing starts Wednesday in a challenge by marketing technology startup Rokt to an IP Australia decision that rejected its patent application, a closely-watched case that could move the dial on the patentability of software.

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ACCC loses appeal in LG faulty television case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-06-27 2:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Full Federal Court has upheld most of a ruling that found LG did not engage in misleading or deceptive conduct by failing to inform purchasers of faulty televisions of the remedies available to them under the Australian Consumer Law.

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