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Biosimilar drug makers settle IP spat over arthritis drug Humira
German drug company Fresenius Kadi has resolved a patent case brought by Korean drug company Samsung Bioepis over a biosimilar of top selling arthritis drug Humira.
Trivago misled hotel booking customers to boost income, court finds
Hotel booking aggregator Trivago misled consumers about its cheapest price promise by arranging its listings according to payments it received instead of the actual hotel room price, a court has found.
‘Worthless and unsaleable’: Accounting firm hit with class action over Guvera advice
Shareholders of collapsed music streaming platform Guvera have filed a class action against an accounting firm seeking to recoup their losses for the firm's alleged negligence in promoting an investment opportunity in the failed tech company.
ACMA considers regulations to tackle bias in news
Australia's media regulator is considering possible regulations to tackle bias in news, amid concerns by Australians about the influence of advertisers on broadcast news.
Employees should be entitled to damages for missed super payments, Maurice Blackburn says
A new superannuation bill working its way through the Federal Parliament should include a right of action for employees to seek damages against businesses that fail to make super payments, according to a Maurice Blackburn partner.
Griffin Coal can’t get hands on docs in long-running spat with Carna Group
Struggling mining firm Griffin Coal has been denied access to documents while defending a consumer law case brought by the liquidators of a collapsed mining services firm.
IP Australia can’t swallow Scotch Whisky Association’s opposition to Clyde River mark
The UK-based Scotch Whisky Association has lost its opposition to the Clyde River trade mark for use on alcoholic beverages, with an IP Australia delegate saying the mark had no connection to the production of spirits and rejecting the trade organisation's argument that the mark was evocative of Scotland.
Class action appeals ruling allowing 7-Eleven to seek litigation releases
The lead applicant in a class action against 7-Eleven has appealed a ruling that denied its bid to block the convenience store chain from seeking litigation releases from franchisees upon renewal of their contracts.
Clive Palmer sues to block funding for resort timeshare class action
A company owned by Clive Palmer has filed a lawsuit seeking to thwart a class action brought by villa owners in the billionaire's now abandoned Palmer Coolum Resort.
Schneider Electric faces patent infringement suit over Clipsal socket outlet
A US communications infrastructure company has filed a patent lawsuit against the Australian arm of French energy tech giant Schneider Electric, which is accused of flagrant infringement with the sale of one of its Clipsal electric socket products.