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CoreLogic can't delay paying indemnity costs for withdrawing an admission made at the beginning of an IP trial, with a judge saying its argument only ever worked in ‘Intolerable Cruelty’ and "only because delivered by George Clooney”.
Intellectual property lawyer Chris Williams has joined Johnson Winter Slattery from Gilbert + Tobin, with the new partner described as a 'go-to' lawyer for complex IP disputes.
New Zealand Rugby has launched proceedings to stop the Australian Rugby League Commission from using the name ‘PNG Chiefs’ in New Zealand, arguing it could be confused with Super Rugby team ‘The Chiefs’.
Beverage maker Bickford's has lost its bid to exclude evidence from a bartender and cocktails consultant from a lawsuit against Noot Drinks alleging infringement of its 'Spritz' trade mark.
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A professor and a cloud service provider have warned that tougher laws on AI could make it harder for Australian AI companies to compete against international rivals.
Pushing an opt-out system that would enable use of copyright-protected content, artifical intelligence giant Anthropic has told a parliamentary committee Australia needed to "seize" the AI golden goose, while media organisations said an opt-out would be unworkable.
China-based Hytera Communications wants the High Court to overturn a finding that it stole Motorola's source code for its digital mobile radios, arguing the appeal raises important issues about how "substantial part" should be assessed under the Copyright Act.
US-based Amika has settled a lawsuit accusing Kmart and Target of selling knockoff versions of its trendy haircare products.
Rigby Cooke has snagged a lawyer from Maddocks who combines deep expertise in IP protection and commercialisation with know-how on emerging issues in technology and privacy.
A trade mark dispute between US singer Katy Perry and an Australian fashion designer is back in court for a fight on damages and injunctions, after the designer secured a win before the High Court in March.