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Quintis cases latest battleground over competing class actions
Class Actions 2018-07-10 10:05 pm By Miklos Bolza

Multiple class actions against troubled sandalwood oil producer Quintis will soon compete to stay alive after a court heard Tuesday the company would bring an application to stay or consolidate the cases.

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Judge issues mixed ruling in trade mark war between Goodyear, Dunlop
Intellectual Property 2018-07-09 9:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has issued a mixed ruling in a long-running battle between US tyre giant Goodyear and UK rival Dunlop over trade marks for the words ‘Dunlop’ and ‘Flying D’.

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ACCC says Click Energy misled consumers about discounts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-09 5:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has filed a lawsuit against Click Energy for allegedly misleading consumers about possible discounts on their energy bills.

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Sportsbet seeks emergency injunction against Crownbet rebrand
Intellectual Property 2018-07-09 2:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

Sportsbet has asked a judge for an emergency order blocking Crownbet’s planned rebranding to “Sportingbet” until the lawsuit it filed over its betting rival’s planned use of the mark has been resolved.

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ACCC loses coal tender cartel case, but reasons suppressed
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-06 10:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s high profile case alleging cartel conduct and bid rigging for mining exploration licences in NSW was dismissed by the Federal Court on Friday, but the reasons for dismissal may not be known for another year.

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Full Court tosses appeal in copycat case over sheep placenta oil
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-06 9:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Australian drug company Homart Pharmaceuticals has lost an appeal of a ruling that found the packaging of its bio-placenta skin care oil was intentionally and deceptively similar to a rival’s get-up, in breach of the consumer law.

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Mondelez loses bid to protect trade secrets in Kraft-Bega peanut butter case
Intellectual Property 2018-07-06 3:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing the lawsuit between Kraft and Bega over peanut butter trade dress rights has denied a request by non-party Mondelez to implement a restrictive regime to protect its trade secrets in certain transaction documents it has produced in the case.

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Ford class action lawyers want ban on car maker talking to drivers
Class Actions 2018-07-06 3:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

The law firm leading a consumer class action against Ford wants a court order barring the car giant from communicating with the class about their individual claims and wants to know which, if any, group members it’s already spoken to.

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Fitbit settles trade mark suit against South Australian billionaire’s co.
Intellectual Property 2018-07-03 10:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fitbit has resolved a trade mark case brought against the convenience store owned by billionaire Yasser Shahin over his company’s “Footbit” and “Headbit” trade marks.

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7-Eleven can make private settlement offers to class members, court says
Class Actions 2018-07-02 10:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has found 7-Eleven is free to make confidential settlement offers to individual members in two class actions brought by franchisees, shooting down a bid by the applicants’ lawyers to get the court involved in the convenience store giant’s communications with class members.

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