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Nine not required to post defamation apology on homepage: court
Defamation 2025-05-30 12:15 am By Andy Sidler

A judge has found that Nine’s apology to the former owner of collapsed budget airfare company Bestjet over unsubstantiated claims made in a story about the company’s demise was sufficient to resolve their defamation dispute. 

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Agincourt Hotel the third Sydney watering hole to change hands this month
Real Estate 2025-05-22 10:53 pm By Andy Sidler

Sydney pub the Agincourt Hotel, the home of Club 871 and live entertainment venue The Alley, has been sold to an investor group with plans to refurbish. 

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Foxtel wins security in $12M dispute over download patent
Intellectual Property 2025-04-30 2:25 pm By Andy Sidler

The owner of a patent for software allowing users to download live television that is suing Foxtel for $12 million has been ordered to cough up $260,000 in security.

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Netflix urged to continue talks in pregnancy discrimination suit after failed mediation
Employment 2025-04-28 1:03 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has urged Netflix and a manager who alleges she was booted from her role while on parental leave to continue talks to resolve their dispute following a failed mediation.

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High Court to hear designer’s trade mark fight with Katy Perry
Intellectual Property 2025-04-11 11:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has agreed to hear an Australian fashion designer’s appeal in a long-running trade mark dispute with pop star Katy Perry.

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Lord of all trade mark battles goes to Federal Court
Intellectual Property 2025-03-27 11:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The IP rights holder of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings franchises has appealed its loss in a trade mark battle with vegan burger chain Lord of the Fries.

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra slams pianist’s ‘fundamentally misconceived’ case
Employment 2025-03-17 11:51 pm By Andy Sidler

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has told a court that Jayson Gillham’s suit over a recital that was scuppered over critical Gaza comments should be tossed because the pianist was not an employee.

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Warner Bros can’t kill Casella Wines’ Beetlejuice trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-03-12 4:21 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Hollywood movie giant Warner Bros has lost its opposition to an Australian winemaker’s proposed ‘Beetlejuice’ trade mark.

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Hobbit IP owner loses quest to quash Lord of the Fries trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-03-05 11:14 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The IP holder of the The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings franchises has lost its challenge to registration of a trade mark by vegan burger chain Lord of the Fries.

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‘Who can it be now?’ Men at Work trustee wants to know who gets royalties
Intellectual Property 2025-02-21 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

The trustee for iconic Aussie pop band Men at Work wants a court’s guidance on who it should be making royalty payments to, after guitarist Ron Strykert contested an agreement he signed.

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