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Spruson & Ferguson, Shelston IP merge to create intellectual property powerhouse
Business of Law 2021-11-02 2:01 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Spruson & Ferguson and Shelston IP have merged to create Australiaā€™s largest intellectual property law firm, with a 200-strong workforce and more than 160 years of combined experience.

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Employsure wins case against former employees who jumped ship to rival
Employment 2021-10-29 10:05 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Workplace relations heavyweight Employsure has won its case against rival ELMO Software and two former employees who sought to jump ship to a competitor in breach of their employment contracts and fiduciary duties.

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Ex-Caterpillar employee accused of taking ‘many thousands’ of confidential files
Intellectual Property 2021-10-27 1:55 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Construction equipment giant Caterpillar has accused a former employee of flagrantly copying ā€œmany thousandsā€ of confidential files before moving to a rival.

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‘BS free’ makeup brand MCoBeauty accused of lying to consumers
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-10-19 2:45 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The manufacturer of the popular 1000Hour Lash & Brow Dye has accused ā€œluxe-for-lessā€ cosmetics company MCoBeauty of infringing its trade mark with its new 2000 Hour Lash & Brow Tint and misrepresenting to consumers that the product lasts twice as long.

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Seven Network sues 7-Eleven in escalating trade mark feud
Intellectual Property 2021-10-15 3:37 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Seven Network is seeking to remove several trade marks and logos registered to 7-Eleven, in a lawsuit filed just three months after the convenience store won its bid to have the broadcasterā€™s ā€˜7NOWā€™ mark removed.

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ACCC’s approval of BPAY, Eftpos, New Payments Platform merger faces challenge
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-10-15 9:16 pm By Miklos Bolza

A challenge to the ACCC’s approval of the merger of major payment platforms BPAY, Eftpos and New Payments Platform Australia has been challenged by a Sydney-based fintech, which has accused NPPA of patent infringement.

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Court smooths over Botox trade mark dispute with Freezeframe injunction
Intellectual Property 2021-10-13 8:47 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Botox drug maker Allergan has secured an injunction against a Sydney-based cosmetics company which sought to ā€œleverageā€ the reputation of the well-known injectable to sell its Freezeframe line of anti-aging topical creams.

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Little River Band secures injunction in IP suit over alleged Spotify hack
Intellectual Property 2021-10-13 12:25 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Australian rock band Little River Band has secured an injunction against an Adelaide-based record label accused of hijacking the bandā€™s Spotify accounts on behalf of disgruntled former band members.

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ā€˜Madnessā€™ if Sandoz entitled to generic Lexapro licence, High Court told
Intellectual Property 2021-10-12 7:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Danish drug maker Lundbeck has told the High Court it did not contract away a royalty-free licence to generic drug maker Sandoz to sell blockbuster antidepressant Lexapro, saying such a decision would be commercial ā€œmadnessā€.

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‘Shit hot tradie’ trade mark not so hot, delegate finds
Intellectual Property 2021-10-05 4:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In a victory for Tradie briefs manufacturer Sojo, a delegate has shot down clothing start-up Rebel Power’s bid to trade mark the words ‘shit hot tradie’.

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