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Bayer drops challenge over patent extension for contraceptive drug
Bayer has dropped its appeal to a ruling that quashed an extension for its patent covering an oral contraceptive, after the Full Court dealt drug makers a blow in two separate cases on how patent term extensions should be calculated.
Sale of Melissa Caddick’s Dover Heights mansion ‘could turn into a circus’, court hears
Court-appointed receivers have told the court they should be trusted to determine the the best method for selling the Dover Heights mansion of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick, warning a public auction "could turn into a circus".
Google fends off appeal in doctor’s defamation case over hyperlinks
Google has fought off a legal challenge to a decision rejecting a South Australian doctor’s bid to access search data and internal company documents in her second defamation claim against the tech giant over alleged defamatory material in search results.
Van Dairy sues Fonterra for unconscionable conduct over milk price dive
Australia's largest milk producer Van Dairy has hit Fonterra Australia with lawsuits alleging the processor misled farmers and engaged in unconscionable conduct when it slashed milk prices in 2016.
Sparke Helmore should face higher damages bill for negligence, developer says
A NSW developer says law firm Sparke Helmore should face a heftier damages bill for its negligence in failing to alert it to an imminent deadline in two land sale contracts worth a combined $1.5 million that were part of a troubled $30 million development.
AGL dodges green shareholder’s challenge to demerger scheme booklet
AGL Energy has defeated a green investor's challenge to its demerger scheme booklet ahead of a vote on the controversial proposal, but has been ordered to rectify a video to disclose the climate-related risks of the plan.
Seeing red: Priceline can’t trade mark signature pink
Discount pharmacy Priceline cannot trade mark the signature bright pink that adorns it shopfront signs and awnings, an IP Australia delegate has found.
Apple faces battle to protect Touch ID source code in patent stoush
Apple is “unlikely” to avoid production of the source code for its Touch ID and Face ID technology to an Australian non-practicing entity that has sued the Silicon Valley company for patent infringement, a judge has said.
GST class action likely to be dropped after funder bows out
The future of a class action against a Canberra property developer accused of misleading investors about GST on their apartments is in doubt after the litigation funder withdrew support for the “uneconomic” case.
‘Not good enough’: Judge urges HWL Ebsworth to rethink defence in partner spat
HWL Ebsworth has been taken to task for its spare defence in a $4.4 million lawsuit by a former capital partner, with a judge saying the court was entitled to know how the law firm relied on the partnership deed to deny the solicitor's right to an equitable share of firm profits.