A judge has found two patents held by an Eli Lilly & Co. unit for erectile dysfunction drug Cialis are valid and that generic manufacturer Apotex threatened to infringe the patents.
The two criminal cartel cases brought by the ACCC in the past three months are just the beginning, lawyers say, with three or four more criminal matters expected to be brought by the end of the year.
A judge has ruled in-house counsel at Glencore can’t view “highly confidential” documents related to the possible sale by Cargill of its Joe White malt business.
H.J. Heinz Company has been fined $2.25 million for marketing sugary snacks to kids as healthy, a fraction of the $10 million penalty sought by the ACCC.
AstraZeneca is appealing a Fair Work Commission decision that workers are guaranteed 10 days’ sick leave under the National Employment Standards regardless of how long their working day is.
The Full Federal Court has shot down Reckitt Benckiser’s appeal of a ruling that it misled consumers with claims that its Nurofen is a more effective pain killer than rival GlaxoSmithKline’s Panadol.
Private follow-on actions for consumer law violations will be easier to bring under a new bill recently introduced in the Senate, a potential boon to class action lawyers.
A maker of guard rails used on highways has won a judgment invalidating a rival’s patent, with a judge finding the patent lacks novelty.
The Nine Network has defeated a bid by a property developer planning a defamation suit to block the television network from running an episode of “A Current Affair” that he says could harm his reputation.
The long, complex battle over who owns the rights to the Kraft peanut butter trade dress just promised to get longer, with Kraft winning approval to bring fresh allegations against Bega mid-trial.