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Aristocrat says virtual currency a roadblock for gaming app class action
Gaming 2024-04-04 1:03 pm By Sam Matthews

Aristocrat Leisure has hit back at a consumer class action filed over allegedly illegal ‘social casino’ apps, saying the class action will have to grapple […]

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Bloomex hit with $1M penalty for misleading star ratings, discounts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-03-15 4:37 pm By Sam Matthews

Online florist Bloomex has been slapped with a $1 million penalty for “serious” misleading representations about its discounts and star ratings system. In Federal Court […]

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Australia Post unit wins injunction in passing off case against former biz partner
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-01-09 8:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Australia Post unit StarTrack has won an injunction barring postal product manufacturer TMA Australia from using a website URL containing the words ‘StarTrack’, with the […]

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Dixon Advisory director wants to shield law firm’s advice in ASIC case
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-10-27 1:32 pm By Sam Matthews

Former Dixon Advisory director Paul Ryan will ask the court for a suppression order protecting advice by a Big Six firm, as he defends ASIC’s […]

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United Petroleum franchisees can’t stay lawsuits in light of class action
Class Actions 2023-03-06 11:25 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has declined a bid by former United Petroleum franchisees to stay two Federal Court proceedings in light of a class action against the […]

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Directed Electronics wins suit over ‘reprehensible’ theft by ex-manager
Intellectual Property 2022-11-25 10:42 pm By Sam Matthews

Automotive electronics company Directed Electronics has largely prevailed in a five-year-old lawsuit alleging a former manager misappropriated company information and reaped millions in commissions through […]

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Sportsbet settles trade mark stoush with rival bookmaker
Intellectual Property 2020-12-17 10:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Rival bookmakers Sportsbet and Sportsbetting.com.au have reached a settlement in their trade mark and consumer law dispute, agreeing to drop their claims against each other […]

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Craft brewery can’t overturn cancellation of ‘Urban Ale’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2020-11-04 7:00 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Melbourne-based craft brewery has failed to save its ‘Urban Ale’ trade mark, with the Full Federal Court dismissing its appeal and finding that a […]

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‘Groundless threats’: Sportsbet hit with cross claim in trade mark spat
Intellectual Property 2020-06-26 6:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

Bookmaker Sportsbetting.com.au has accused rival Sportsbet of “groundless threats” as it hit back with a cross claim in a hotly disputed trade mark lawsuit between […]

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Bitter dispute ends in cancellation of ‘Urban Ale’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2020-02-07 7:41 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Melbourne-based craft brewery has had its ‘Urban Ale’ trade mark cancelled, with a judge finding other beer makers might want to use the words […]

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