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Gamer settles Take-Two lawsuit over Grand Theft Auto copyright
A gamer has admitted he violated the copyright for  Take-Two Interactive's popular Grand Theft Auto video game by making unauthorised changes to the game that allowed him to manipulate the actions of other online players without their consent.
AFP brings foreign bribery charges
A Sydney executive of a company specialising in trading rock phosphate has been charged with conspiring to bribe foreign officials in Nauru.
ASIC sues ANZ over $2.5B share placement
ASIC has filed a lawsuit against ANZ alleging it breached its continuous disclosure obligations in relation to a $2.5 billion institutional share placement, which is also at the centre of a criminal cartel case against the bank.
Mars melts Kraft’s patent for heat-resistant chocolate
Confectionery giant Mars has successfully opposed an application by Kraft Foods for an Australian patent for chocolate that doesn't melt in the summer months.
Maker of iconic French press sues to block copycat device
Bodum, maker of the popular glass French press coffee maker, has sued an Australian company for allegedly copying the design and getup of its iconic device, on the heels of winning a $4 million judgment in the US over a copycat device. 
Merial takes fight over Intervet parasite patent to federal court
Animal drug giant Merial is pushing on with its opposition to rival Intervet's bid to a patent a non-drug resistant injectable formula for treating animal parasites, filing an appeal in the Federal Court after it came up short in its challenge before IP Australia.
Alan Jones, radio stations must pay $3.75M for defaming Wagner family
Broadcaster Alan Jones and two radio stations have been ordered to pay $3.75 million for defaming a prominent Queensland family by blaming them for the deaths of 12 people in the 2011 Grantham floods.
Cargill wins bid to call King & Wood Mallesons solicitor as a witness
A judge has granted Cargill Australia's request to call a King & Wood Mallesons solicitor that represented Viterra as a witness in the epic trial over the $420 million sale of Viterra's Joe White business to Cargill in 2013.
Court tosses Ex-Quintis head’s defamation claims over ASX statements
A court has struck out defamation claims brought by embattled Quintis founder Frank Wilson against the company's former directors over ASX statements he alleges suggested he knew about the company's termination of a supply contract with Nestle's dermatology unit, Galderma Laboratories.
Touchpoint Media hit with $265k fine for underpaying journalists
The Federal Court has ordered Queensland online news company Touchpoint Media to pay over $300,000 in wages owed to journalists and slapped the company with a $265,000 fine.