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Law firm client loses High Court case over interest on repaid fees
Business of Law 2025-11-05 11:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has dismissed a case by a law firm client who claimed he was entitled under the law of restitution to $1.4 million in interest on a $900,000 sum his lawyers repaid in a fight about legal fees.

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Cantarella loses bid to have honest concurrent user ‘conundrum’ resolved by High Court
Intellectual Property 2025-06-16 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has declined coffee maker Cantarella’s special leave application arguing the Full Court should have found it was an honest concurrent user of the ‘Oro’ trade mark, which was first used by another coffee maker.

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High Court must solve honest concurrent user ‘conundrum’, Cantarella says in ‘Oro’ appeal
Appeals 2025-03-17 5:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Vittoria Cantarella has taken the fight to revive its ‘Oro’ trade marks to the High Court, arguing the Full Court should have found it was an honest concurrent user of the marks, which were first used by another coffee maker.

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Cantarella loses bid to revive ‘Oro’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-02-14 11:43 pm By Andy Sidler

The Full Court has poured cold water on Vittoria Cantarella’s hopes of reviving its ‘Oro’ trade marks, finding a judge did not err in concluding the marks were already used by another coffee maker.

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Queensland developer defeats claims over Jimboomba property
Construction 2025-02-12 11:23 pm By Andy Sidler

Gold Coast developer FW Estate has defeated a lawsuit alleging a development in Jimboomba was the product of a joint venture.

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At last minute, Care A2 finds law firm to replace Ashurst in IP spat
Trials 2024-10-22 3:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

Infant formula company Care A2 has found new lawyers as trial begins in a trade mark dispute with rival a2 Milk.

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Ditched by Ashurst, Care A2 set to miss own trade mark trial
Intellectual Property 2024-10-18 4:10 pm By Sam Matthews

Care A2 is set to miss the trial in its trade mark fight with rival A2 Milk after the baby formula company was ditched by its lawyers at Ashurst days ago. 

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Afterpay can’t block iSignthis from trade marking ‘Clearpay’ for ASX rival
Intellectual Property 2024-03-04 10:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Afterpay has failed to block fintech iSignthis from registering ‘Clearpay’ as a trade mark for its blockchain-based trading system, with an IP Australia delegate finding Afterpay had failed to prove it used ‘Clearpay’ for its buy now, pay later services outside of the UK.

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Cantarella tries to revive ‘Oro’ mark for Vittoria coffee
Intellectual Property 2023-12-21 1:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Vittoria’s Cantarella Bros has lodged an appeal in a long-running trade mark stoush with Italian rival Lavazza after a judge found the coffee manufacturer’s two registered ‘Oro’ marks should be cancelled because the word was previously used by another coffee supplier. 

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Cantarella loses ‘Oro’ mark on Vittoria coffee in spat with Lavazza
Intellectual Property 2023-10-20 3:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Vittoria’s Cantarella Bros has lost its long-running trade mark stoush with Italian rival Lavazza after a judge found the coffee manufacturer’s two registered ‘Oro’ marks should be cancelled because the word was previously used by another coffee supplier. 

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