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‘Don’t even waste my time’: Judge trashes NSW’s bid for messages in music festival class action
Class Actions 2023-05-05 2:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has criticised a bid by the NSW government to access seven months of messages relating to drugs by the lead plaintiff in a class action over allegedly illegal strip searches at a Byron Bay music festival, saying they seemed “wholly irrelevant” to the case. 

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Katy Perry loss shows fame no ticket to ride ‘roughshod’ over trade mark owners
Analysis 2023-05-01 12:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

An infringement ruling against US singer Katy Perry in a case brought by an Australian fashion designer is a “win for the little guy”, experts say, showing that fame doesn’t give celebrities a blank cheque to exploit their brand at the expense of someone’s else’s registered trade mark.

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Australian Open ‘let’ device maker hit with $350,000 judgment for patent infringement
Intellectual Property 2023-05-01 12:18 pm By Sam Matthews

A German company and its director have been ordered to pay over $350,000 in damages to the patent holder of a infringing device used to detect ‘lets’ in tennis that was used at the Australian Open for three years.

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Singer Katy Perry loses trade mark stoush with Aussie designer
Intellectual Property 2023-04-27 2:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In what a judge has dubbed a “tale of two women, two teenage dreams and one name”, US pop star Katy Perry has lost her bid to cancel the “Katie Perry” trade mark owned by an Australian designer and has been barred her from using her stage name to market clothing merchandise. 

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Ex-Sydney Symphony CEO drops case linked to sexual harassment probe
Employment 2023-03-28 9:17 pm By Sam Matthews

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s former boss Emma Dunch has discontinued her unfair dismissal case in which she claimed she was terminated for investigating multiple claims of sexual harassment by musicians.

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Carnival class action over norovirus outbreaks faces strike out, declassing bids
Class Actions 2023-03-21 4:32 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action against Carnival over norovirus outbreaks on its Sun Princess cruise ship is facing a strike out bid, with the cruise operator also flagging a declassing application down the line.

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Kanye West hit with burger shop’s costs after lawsuit thrown out
Intellectual Property 2023-03-14 10:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Kanye West, now known as Ye, has been ordered to foot the legal bill of a small Melbourne restaurant he sued, after the lawsuit was thrown out due to the artist’s failure to meet a deadline for filing evidence.

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Court asked to toss Kanye West’s suit against College Dropout Burgers
Intellectual Property 2023-03-02 4:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

A small Melbourne restaurant facing litigation by the US rapper formerly known as Kanye West will seek to have the case dismissed on Friday after the artist failed to meet a deadline for filing evidence.

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King & Wood Mallesons drops Ye in case against College Dropout Burgers
Intellectual Property 2023-02-20 11:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

Big Six firm King & Wood Mallesons has withdrawn its representation of US rapper Ye in his case against a small Melbourne restaurant after the artist reportedly failed to instruct his lawyers.

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No dice: Crown denied patent for roulette game
Intellectual Property 2023-02-09 12:52 pm By Sam Matthews

Crown Melbourne has lost a bid to patent a modified roulette game intended to bridge the gap between the European and American versions of the game, with IP Australia finding the invention does not constitute a manner of manufacture.

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