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A2 Milk takes Lion Dairy to court over ‘True A2’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2019-06-27 2:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The A2 Milk Company is appealing a ruling that granted rival Lion Dairy’s opposition to its application to trade mark the phrase ‘True A2″ for its milk products, as it combats efforts by other milk companies to block it from using marks that allegedly imply its products have unique characteristics.

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Palla Pharma to pay $1.125M to settle lawsuit over codeine poppy patents
Intellectual Property 2019-06-27 11:57 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Poppy processor Palla Pharma has agreed to pay $1.125 million to rival Tasmanian Alkaloids t0 settle a lawsuit alleging infringement of two innovation patents for high codeine-concentrated poppy.

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Garuda appeals $19M penalty for air cargo price-fixing
Appeals 2019-06-27 8:31 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Indonesian national airline Garuda is appealing a $19 million price-fixing fine, the second largest penalty in the ACCC’s decade-long global cartel case over air cargo price-fixing.

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IP boutique looks to sue former partners that jumped ship
Business of Law 2019-06-26 2:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two lawyers that recently left the intellectual property boutique where they worked for a combined 40 years to set up their own firm are now facing a courtroom battle with their former employer.

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AMP hit with second class action over ‘excessive’ superannuation fees
Class Actions 2019-06-26 2:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

AMP is a facing a second class action for allegedly charging excessive fees on more than two million superannuation accounts, setting up another potential class action beauty pageant.

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ASIC drags ex-Murray Goulburn execs to court
Securities 2019-06-25 2:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former directors of Murray Goulburn, who admitted in proceedings brought by the ACCC to aiding in false representations the dairy co-op made to farmers about the farmgate milk prices it would pay during the 2015-16 season, are now facing a separate lawsuit by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

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Fintech Zip faces trade mark suit by Firstmac
Intellectual Property 2019-06-24 11:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mortgage provider and Brisbane Broncos sponsor Firstmac has hit fintech giant Zip Co with a lawsuit for allegedly infringing its “Zip” trade mark.

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Judge pauses ASIC case against ANZ over $2.5B share placement
Securities 2019-06-21 11:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ANZ Bank has secured a stay of the corporate cop’s civil penalties proceeding over disclosures related to its $2.5 billion equity capital raising while it fights criminal cartel charges related to the controversial share placement.

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Judge crushes Monster Energy’s opposition to monster wheel trade marks
Intellectual Property 2019-06-21 10:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has allowed a company associated with leading tyre retailer Bob Jane T-Mart to register three trade marks for its brand of Monster alloy wheels, dismissing claims from US energy drink giant Monster Energy that allowing the registration would lead to confusion.

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Funder can’t keep $2.2M of JustKapital’s Provident settlement cut in court
Business of Law 2019-06-21 12:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

JustKapital has defeated a bid by funder Litman Holdings to keep $2.2 million remaining from its cut of a $44.25 million settlement in two class actions against the trustees of failed debenture issuer Provident Capital locked down in court until the resolution of a separate dispute between the two funders.

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