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Parmalat loses opposition to a2 trade mark
Intellectual Property 2019-04-16 3:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Dairy giant Parmalat has come up short in its attempt to block competitor The a2 Milk Company from registering a trade mark in Australia for a logo featuring the words “A2/A2 Genetics Verification”.

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Bupa Aged Care hit with ACCC action for allegedly misleading residents over extra services
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-04-16 2:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has brought legal action against Bupa alleging the aged care provider charged thousands of residents for promised extra services it did not provide.

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Aussie social media startup wins injunction against Facebook, Instagram in misuse of market power case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-04-15 11:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

An Australian marketing company that allows clients to schedule socal media posts has won a temporary court injunction against Facebook and Instagram in a lawsuit alleging a decision to block the startup from their platforms is a misuse of market power.

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Citigroup agrees to $3M refund after ASIC raised ‘personal advice’ concerns
Financial Services 2019-04-15 10:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

Citigroup has agreed to refund $3 million to 114 customers that suffered losses stemming from investments in complex financial products, after ASIC raised concerns that some of the customers may have thought they were getting personal rather than general advice.

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Sandoz entitled to generic Lexapro licence, IP Australia finds in blow to Lundbeck
Intellectual Property 2019-04-15 10:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Generic drug maker Sandoz has secured a retroactive licence to manufacture a cheaper version of top-selling antidepressant Lexapro, the drug at the heart of a long-running patent infringement battle with pharmaceutical giant Lundbeck.

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Racing Victoria sues fantasy sports betting co. PlayUp over ‘Best Bets’ trade marks
Intellectual Property 2019-04-15 9:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Racing Victoria has dragged fantasy sports gambling company PlayUp to court for allegedly infringing its ‘Best Bets’ trade marks.

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Rugby League stand-down rule ‘draconian’, court hears at Jack de Belin trial
Trials 2019-04-15 3:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

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.

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Mills Oakley’s fee fight with ex-client back on after court sets aside judgment for law firm
Business of Law 2019-04-15 3:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

A battle over unpaid fees by a former Mills Oakley client is not over after a judge found the law firm notifed the company of default judgment against it almost a month before winning the judgment.

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IOOF dismisses ‘speculative’ shareholder class action
Class Actions 2019-04-12 11:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Wealth manager IOOF has dismissed a shareholder class action lawsuit related to allegations of misconduct aired at the Banking Royal Commission, calling it “speculative and unfounded”.

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RCR Tomlinson class actions will fight to stay alive
Class Actions 2019-04-12 11:12 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two class actions against collapsed engineering firm RCR Tomlinson may be dismissed earlier than expected unless the Supreme Court allows them proceed against a liquidator who has said the failed company is strapped of funds.

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