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Hytera doesn’t get ‘within cooee’ of proving it has state secrets: Motorola
Intellectual Property 2018-10-17 9:30 pm By Miklos Bolza

Motorola has slammed an attempt by Hytera Communications to limit discovery in a long-running patent dispute between the companies, saying documents withheld by the Shenzen-based radio manufacturer come nowhere close to being state secrets protected under Chinese law.

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Manic Panic founders defeat opposition to ‘Tish’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2018-10-17 5:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The punk icons behind the vibrant hair dye Manic Panic have defeated an opposition to their bid to register the trade mark “Tish” for hair care products in Australia.

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Ex-credit union CEO charged over board vote-rigging probe
White Collar 2018-10-17 3:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former CEO of a Victoria-based credit union has been hit with a criminal charge in relation to an ASIC probe into voting irregularities during a 2015 election for two company board seats.

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Federal Court to weigh in on genome editing patent
Intellectual Property 2018-10-17 3:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A South Korean biotech company has filed an appeal with the Federal Court after an Ashurst partner succeeded in opposing the company’s proposed patent for a genome editing technology.

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Optus agrees to pay $10M for misleading customers over phone bills
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-10-17 1:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

Optus has agreed to fork over $10 million in penalties after admitting it billed customers for premium phone services they didn’t sign up for, the consumer watchdog said Wednesday.

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Goodman Fielder fights bid to have pasta trade marks deregistered
Intellectual Property 2018-10-16 11:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Food manufacturer Goodman Fielder has shot back against claims by rival Conga Foods that six of its trade marks for pasta products should be deregistered for non-use.

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Gadens seeks to shut down rival firm’s Quintis class action
Class Actions 2018-10-16 10:35 pm By Miklos Bolza

The battle over competing shareholder class actions against failed sandalwood oil producer Quintis is heating up, with law firm Gadens launching a bid to shut down the case brought by Bannister Law, attacking its rival’s experience and resources.

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Sportsbet wins dismissal of ‘snakeman’ trade mark suit
Entertainment 2018-10-16 9:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Sportsbet has won the dismissal of a trade mark lawsuit brought by a Melbourne-based snake handler who goes by the name of “snakeman” over an ad by the online bookmaker featuring an incompetent snake charmer.

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Vokes keeps up campaign to undo 17-year-old trade mark error
Intellectual Property 2018-10-16 8:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

Industrial filter manufacturer Vokes will launch a cross claim against rival Laminar Air Flow, arguing a 17-year old error which led to six of its trade marks being revoked can still be undone.

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Gov’t committee calls for higher competition fines
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-10-16 7:59 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Government committee has called on the ACCC and the courts to issue bigger fines to deter companies from breaching competition and consumer laws.

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