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AFL merch maker wins trade mark suit against US company Fanatics
Intellectual Property 2024-07-18 10:02 pm By Sam Matthews

AFL merchandise maker FanFirm has won a trade mark case against US sports merchandise giant Fanatics, with a judge finding it knew about the Australian company’s ‘Fanatics’ trade marks when it chose its corporate name.

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Fortrend client list was created, then destroyed after lawsuit threat over Shaw defections, court told
Employment 2024-04-03 1:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fortrend Securities is amending its $28 million lawsuit against rival Shaw & Partners and two former advisors accused of scheming to solicit customers, adding a claim that a client list was produced and then destroyed after legal action was foreshadowed.

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No loss to Bordeaux wine producer from Tassie pinot noir bottle’s misleading appearance: court
Intellectual Property 2024-03-19 11:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

The maker of Tasmanian pinot noir label New Certan breached the consumer laws in bottling its product in a way that resembled the packaging of a fancy French drop, but the premium wine producer failed to prove any loss, a court has ruled.

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Tesla wins extension of ban against safety campaigner over whistleblower docs
Intellectual Property 2024-02-22 11:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has extended an injunction against a NSW man who published material on social media allegedly leaked by a former Tesla employee about its self-driving software, saying the electric vehicle giant had a case on its face against him.

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Judge slams Teslaā€™s ā€˜unrealisticā€™ bid for urgent arrest warrant over whistleblower docs
Intellectual Property 2024-01-19 4:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has criticised Teslaā€™s bid for an urgent arrest warrant against a NSW man who allegedly published material leaked by a former employee about its self-driving software, saying the man needs the chance to properly respond to the electric car giantā€™s contempt of court claim.Ā 

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Retrial means new trial in trade secrets case, judge says in parsing ‘ambiguous’ Full Court order
Intellectual Property 2023-10-30 11:16 pm By Sam Matthews

Construing an ā€œambiguousā€ order from the Full Federal Court, a judge has ordered a fresh trial in a trade secrets case that touched on the permissible scope of law firmsā€™ involvement in drafting expert reports.

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New crop of Victorian silks appointed by top judge
Business of Law 2023-10-18 6:22 pm By Sam Matthews

Several class action counsel and an IP expert are among twenty-five new silks appointed in Victoria.

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Zip offered Firstmac $4M to settle trade mark suit
Intellectual Property 2023-09-13 1:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Buy now, pay later company Zip Co offered $4 million to settle a lawsuit by mortgage provider Firstmac alleging infringement of its ‘Zip’ trade mark which it ultimately defeated.

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Zip wins high-stakes trade mark stoush with Firstmac
Intellectual Property 2023-06-01 11:51 pm By Sam Matthews

Buy now, pay later giant Zip Co has successfully defended a lawsuit over its use of Firstmac’s ‘Zip’ trade mark and won its bid to have the mortgage providerā€™s mark removed for non-use.

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Corrs Chambers not required to disclose involvement in drafting expert report: Full Court
Legal Ethics 2023-05-19 11:36 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has said that while it might be desirable for law firms to disclose their involvement in drafting expert reports, they are not legally obligated to do so, overturning a finding that Corrs Chambers Westgarth went ā€œfar beyond the permissible scopeā€ of involvement in a report prepared for a trade secrets case.

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