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Hugo Boss shoots down ‘Mafiaboss’ trade marks
Hugo Boss AG has successfully opposed an application to trade mark 'Mafiaboss' for clothing, footwear and leather goods, with a delegate finding the addition of 'mafia' was not enough to distinguish the trade marks.
Oh snap! Snapchat locked in trade mark fight with Aussie printing company
Snapchat is gearing up for a fight with Australian print franchise Snap over its plans to register 'Snapchat Ads' as a trade mark. 
CSL strikes $2.24B deal with Alentis for rare disease drug
Australian biotech CSL has inked an agreement with Swiss company Alentis Therapeutics to develop and commercialise an experimental antibody treatment for rare kidney and liver diseases in a deal worth up to $2.24 billion. 
Ferro-grad C maker Arrotex hits back at Aspen over ‘superiority’ claim
Arrotex has hit back at a lawsuit by the maker of Maltofer iron supplements, filing a cross-claim alleging its rival’s advertising was false because it conveyed its product was superior to Ferro-grad C.
Atlassian can performance-manage employee while case on foot
A judge has extended interim confidentiality orders in a Fair Work lawsuit against Atlassian, but lifted an injunction barring the tech company from performance managing the employee. 
Fortrend boss breached employee’s privacy with ‘nervous breakdown’ claim: ART
The managing director of stockbroking firm Fortrend Securities breached privacy rules by sending an adviser's medical certificate to a client and saying he had a “nervous breakdown”, a tribunal has found. 
AGL hit with first ‘greenwashing’ class action
In the first greenwashing class action filed in Australia, gas giant AGL is accused of misleading customers who paid more for products spruiked as 'carbon neutral'.
Toyota to pay $750M in largest ever class action settlement
Toyota has agreed to pay $750 million to settle two class actions over defective diesel filters following a significant win in the High Court over the calculation of damages, the biggest settlement in Australia's class action history.
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Court overturns cultural heritage block on McPhillamys $1B mine
A judge has held that the former environment minister's finding that part of the McPhillamy's gold mine was heritage protected was invalid. 
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Senator urges ASIC investigation into failed $44B Firmus IPO
Liberal senator Dave Sharma has called on ASIC to scrutinise AI data centre company Firmus' withdrawn initial public offering, including representations made to investors.