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Lachlan Murdoch’s Nova wins fight with Huawei over Aussie trade mark
IP Australia has rejected an application by Huawei Technologies to register the trade mark Nova after a challenge by radio giant Nova Entertainment, with a delegate finding the Chinese telecommunications company had failed to prove its intention to use the mark.
Bauer’s appeal victory means curtain call for Discover Downunder trade mark
Bauer Consumer Media has won a five-year legal battle over Evergreen Television's Discover Downunder trade mark, with the Full Federal Court setting aside a prior IP Australia decision and deregistering the mark.
Guy Sebastian, ex-manager Titus Day take dispute off stage
Pop singer Guy Sebastian will enter mediation later this month in an attempt to settle his dispute with former manager Titus Day over allegedly unpaid entitlements for promotional work.
Crown can’t block jailed employees from talking to class action lawyers over China crackdown
Lawyers for a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts have won their hard-fought battle to question ex-employees about the casino giant's thwarted business in China, with a judge ruling Wednesday there would likely be a "serious adverse effect" on the administration of justice if they weren't free to give evidence ahead of trial.
ASIC has no ace in case over Australian Open broadcast rights, ex-Tennis Australia head says
Former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell has denied allegations by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that he breached his duties when awarding broadcasting rights for the Australian Open and other tournaments to the Seven Network in 2013.
Ticket reseller Viagogo duped customers, court finds
Ticket reseller Viagogo will face penalties after the court found it duped customers into thinking it was an official ticket vendor and failed to disclose booking fees of around 28 per cent, causing some customers to pay hundreds of dollars more than what their tickets were actually worth.
Racing Victoria sues fantasy sports betting co. PlayUp over ‘Best Bets’ trade marks
Racing Victoria has dragged fantasy sports gambling company PlayUp to court for allegedly infringing its 'Best Bets' trade marks.
Rugby League stand-down rule ‘draconian’, court hears at Jack de Belin trial
An Australian Rugby League Commission rule barring St George Illawarra Dragons forward Jack de Belin from taking the field is “draconian” and “unfair”, a court has heard at the beginnig of a three day trial challenging the 'no-fault' rule.
Clive Palmer not gonna take Twisted Sister’s copyright lawsuit without a fight
Aspiring MP Clive Palmer has filed his defence against a lawsuit by US record label Universal Music over his take on the 1980s rock anthem 'We're Not Gonna Take It', saying he didn't infringe any copyright on the song because it's not original.
Bird & Bird lawyer’s communications not privileged in IP fight over Golden Girls parody
A judge has rejected a claim of legal privilege over emails at the centre of a copyright lawsuit over a puppet-show parody of the 80s sitcom Golden Girls, a production that has spawned legal action between the collaborators in New York and Australia.