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‘Argumentative and amorphous’: Startup attacks Fortescue’s call for seized docs in trade secrets row
Green iron startup Element Zero is challenging a bid by Fortescue for access to nine million seized documents in their trade secrets spat, saying its rival has not met the test for proving inadequate discovery of material.
Fortescue, Element Zero come to blows over discovery again, raising judge’s ire
A judge has expressed frustration over the fourth discovery fight this year in Fortescue’s trade secrets case against Element Zero, as the green iron startup claims its bigger rival is trying to drag out the litigation.
Court rejects ‘entirely unwarranted’ attack on Allens solicitors in fight over lift IP
A court has dismissed a lift supplier’s appeal of a decision rejecting its claim of breach of confidence against a rival, including an “entirely unwarranted” attack on solicitors at Allens over the use of documents obtained by “internet-savvy” search techniques.
Judge vacates trial date in data scraping case against CoreLogic
A judge has vacated an upcoming trial date in a data scraping case against US-based CoreLogic to allow the analytics company more time to respond to a "weighty" report by a forensic accountant.
Light & Wonder says Aristocrat’s Dragon Link info not trade secrets
Gaming company Light & Wonder has hit back at Aristocrat’s intellectual property case, arguing that allegedly confidential information about the popular Dragon Link poker game was not trade secrets. 
Element Zero to fight Fortescue’s bid for 9M docs seized under search order
Green iron start-up Element Zero has said it will fight Fortescue’s bid to access nearly nine million documents collected under a controversial search order in the mining giant’s case alleging former employees misappropriated its process for carbon dioxide-free iron. 
CoreLogic can’t get more details in BCI’s data scraping case
US-based analytics company CoreLogic has lost its bid for further particulars in building information provider BCI’s case alleging it scraped content from its LeadManager platform to improve a competing product and procure customers. 
Element Zero loses appeal of search orders in Fortescue trade secrets case
Green iron start-up Element Zero has lost its latest bid to set aside search orders in a case by Fortescue alleging former employees misappropriated its process for carbon dioxide-free iron. 
Aldi won’t swallow finding it infringed copyright for Little Bellies puffs
Discount grocery giant Aldi has lodged an appeal after a court found its Mamia Baby Puffs copied the look of rival Little Bellies baby snacks.
Aldi infringed copyright of Little Bellies fruit snacks, court finds
A court has ruled in favour of the creators of Little Bellies fruit puffs, finding that Aldi’s Mamia Baby Puffs were a “flagrant” breach of their copyright.