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Drink rivals mull High Court appeals after losing ‘Mother’ of all trade mark disputes
Intellectual Property 2023-03-22 2:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The owners of Mother energy drinks and Vittoria Food & Beverage have lost their challenges to each other’s ‘Motherland’ and ‘Mothersky’ trade marks and are […]

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In fight with ex-Orix CEO, Chubb can argue Coca-Cola Amatil knew nothing of alleged bribes
Insurance 2023-03-22 9:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Facing a claim to cover the legal costs of former Orix CEO John Carter under a D&O policy, Chubb has been given the green light […]

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Merivale slams class action’s bid for second opt out notice to workers
Employment 2023-03-21 3:03 pm By Sam Matthews

Hospitality giant Merivale is contesting a bid by the applicant in a $129 million underpayments class action to issue a second opt out notice to […]

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Judge stays Victorian suit over alleged conspiracy to undermine HungryPanda’s EASI acquisition
Corporate 2023-03-20 2:57 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has stayed an Australian lawsuit filed by food delivery service HungryPanda against competitor Fantuan over the acquisition delivery platform EASI until a related […]

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Coca-Cola trade mark for lemon cartoon revoked for non-use
Intellectual Property 2023-03-17 10:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An IP Australia delegate has partially revoked a Coca-Cola trade mark for a cartoon lemon acquired from Monster Energy in 2015, finding scant evidence that […]

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Moccona sues Vittoria for selling instant coffee in a jar
Intellectual Property 2023-03-10 2:14 pm By Sam Matthews

A trade mark stoush between the owners of coffee brands Moccona and Vittoria is “all about whether people think a jar means Moccona”, a court […]

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Judge troubled by class action firm’s costs, union’s delay in rival McDonald’s cases
Employment 2023-03-09 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge is weighing up a law firm’s high legal costs against a union’s delay in a stoush over who should run a case against […]

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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 […]

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Question of power to make settlement CFOs sent back to Full Court
Class Actions 2023-02-28 4:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

The divisive issue of whether judges are empowered to make a common fund order to distribute the costs of a funding commission at the settlement […]

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Funder’s $7M cut in Fonterra class action up in the air amid CFO uncertainty
Class Actions 2023-02-28 8:47 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has indicated his willingness to approve a $25 million settlement in a class action against dairy co-op Fonterra, but deferred the question of […]

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