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Fortrend challenges ruling on bonuses for Shaw & Partners defectors
Fortrend Securities has appealed a finding that it breached the Fair Work Act in withholding the bonuses of two financial advisors who jumped to rival Shaw & Partners.
Firstmac wins high stakes appeal in trade mark fight with Zip
An appeals court has found Zip Co infringed the ‘Zip’ trade mark of mortgage provider Firstmac, making orders restraining the buy now, pay later giant from using the name.
Lundbeck, Sandoz end long-running Lexapro patent war
Pharmaceutical giant Lundbeck has resolved its battle with Novartis unit Sandoz over top-selling drug Lexapro, a battle that has raged for years and across multiple courts.
Fortrend unlawfully withheld bonuses owed Shaw & Partners defectors: court
Fortrend Securities breached the Fair Work Act in withholding the bonuses of two financial advisors who jumped to rival Shaw & Partners, a court has ruled.
IP case over basmati rice to venture into ‘darker corners’ of trade mark law
The scope of protection for geographical indications will be at issue in India's appeal of a decision that barred it from registering a trade mark for basmati rice.
New battle in Lexapro patent war between Lundbeck, Sandoz
Novartis unit Sandoz is appealing a tribunal decision in favour of pharmaceutical company Lundbeck over a licence to sell a generic version of leading antidepressant Lexapro.
Lundbeck wins appeal in decade-long IP battle with Sandoz over Lexapro
Pharmaceuticals giant Lundbeck has succeeded in overturning IP Australia’s decision granting Novartis unit Sandoz a licence to sell a generic version of top-selling antidepressant Lexapro.
AFL merch maker wins trade mark suit against US company Fanatics
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.
Fortrend client list was created, then destroyed after lawsuit threat over Shaw defections, court told
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.
No loss to Bordeaux wine producer from Tassie pinot noir bottle’s misleading appearance: court
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.