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Battle ahead as Hanwha seeks to ‘strengthen’ solar patent after suing rivals for infringement
Intellectual Property 2019-10-02 4:15 pm By Miklos Bolza

Global solar panel manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS wants to amend the patent behind its solar technology, more than six months after launching infringement proceedings against three rivals.

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University of Sydney wins IP rights case against ObjectiVision
Intellectual Property 2019-10-02 3:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

The University of Sydney has emerged triumphant in its long running battle over the intellectual property rights of a glaucoma testing device, with the Federal Court ruling against opthalmic diagnostic tool manufacturer ObjectiVision.

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Liquidator of Ambient Advertising unit sues director after funding go-ahead from court
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-10-01 8:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

The liquidator of a subsidiary of collapsed Ambient Advertising has launched legal proceedings against the company’s director after getting the all-clear from the Federal Court to enter into an agreement with a litigation funder that will take 45 per cent of the proceeds.

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Fair Work Ombudsman ‘very concerned’ about Subway’s non-compliance
Employment 2019-10-01 8:11 pm By Amelia Birnie

The Fair Work Ombudsman says she is “very concerned” by the level of non-compliance with workplace laws by national sandwich franchise Subway, as inspectors recover another $80,000 in unpaid wages on behalf of more than 150 employees.

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Channel 7 loses defamation case over ‘manifestly unreasonable’ welfare cheat story
Defamation 2019-10-01 5:18 pm By Amelia Birnie

Channel Seven has lost a six-year defamation battle over a Today Tonight story that described a woman on single parenting payments as “the Centrelink cheat who got away”, after an appeals court found the publication was “manifestly unreasonable”.

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Wyeth loses privilege claim over Allens docs in Merck’s vaccine patent case
Intellectual Property 2019-10-01 3:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

Wyeth has lost a bid to claim legal professional privilege over certain documents sought by Merck Sharp & Dohme as the two rivals head towards a hearing for the reopening of the Prevnar 13 patent case.

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BASF presses the brakes on Lubrizol fuel additive patent suit
Intellectual Property 2019-10-01 3:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Chemical giant BASF has dropped a lawsuit against Lubrizol Corporation challenging proposed amendments to a fuel additive patent.

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‘Isn’t that what you’re here for?’: ‘Underbelly’ actor accused of sexual harassment on set of TV series
Employment 2019-10-01 12:52 pm By Amelia Birnie

An Australian actor best known for his role on true crime drama series Underbelly is being sued for sexual harassment after he allegedly grabbed an extra on the set of Bikie Wars and forced his tongue into her mouth without consent.

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Solidarity forever: Trade unions make the class action regime strong
Expert Insights 2019-09-30 10:40 pm By Editor

Against a backdrop of an industrial relations system which has diminished union and workers’ power, class actions are again re-emerging as an alternative tool to challenge employers’ unlawful conduct. And in the current class actions landscape, the ability to run closed class proceedings on behalf of union members, or otherwise offer alternative fee arrangements to non-members in open class proceedings, is essential to trade unions’ willingness to embrace the representative proceeding regime, writes Slater & Gordon lawyer Alex Blennerhassett.

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Concerns ‘poorer’ patients in vaginal mesh class action less likely to be notified of rights
Class Actions 2019-09-30 9:44 pm By Amelia Birnie

The judge overseeing the Ethicon pelvic mesh class action has flagged serious public policy concerns stemming from class identification problems, amid fears that “poorer” patients in the public health system would be less likely to be notified of their rights compared to those in the private system.

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