Food giant Cargill Australia has won its lawsuit against Glencore-owned Viterra alleging it misrepresented the performance capabilities of malt producer Joe White when it sold the company for $420 million in 2013.
The world’s largest macadamia grower has launched an appeal of an IP Australia decision that found its logo mark was deceptively similar to US confectionary giant Mars’ trade marks for its flagship candy M&Ms.
McDonald’s has been hit with a lawsuit on behalf of 339 employees across four states alleging it systematically failed to give workers paid 10-minute breaks, a month after a class action was filed against the fast food giant for allegedly denying workers rest breaks.
Snack food company Intersnack Australia has hit AIG Insurance with a lawsuit, claiming the insurer wrongly refused to cover $3 million in losses caused by an employee who allegedly gave out unauthorised discounts.
Melbourne craft beer producer Brick Lane Brewing Co has filed proceedings accusing three companies behind the zero carb Better Beer of ripping off its packaging in breach of the Australian Consumer Law.
A Sydney-based food distributor and retailer has agreed to pay over $26,000 in penalties for allegedly making false claims that its Chef’s Choice branded vanilla essence contained “pure” vanilla extract.
Burger giant Hungry Jack’s has lost its bid to have McDonald’s hand over test results showing the “pre-cooked” weight of its Big Mac beef patties, with a judge finding they were not relevant to whether the rival’s Big Jack burger had 25 per cent “more Aussie beef”.
A “full-blooded carriage fight” is set down for next year between two competing class actions alleging dairy giant a2 Milk misled shareholders with an overly optimistic prediction of its infant formula sales.
Coffee giant Vittoria has lost its bid to register the trade mark “Victoria Coffee”, with IP Australia finding the mark could prevent other businesses from honestly describing coffee products by referring to the state of Victoria.
A judge has allowed two a2 Milk trade marks to proceed to registration despite “legitimate uncertainty” created by IP Australia in a long-running intellectual property spat with competitor Lion Dairy & Drinks.