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Wyeth slams Merck Sharp & Dohme’s ‘baseless’ invalidity claim in vaccine trial
Intellectual Property 2018-12-04 3:44 pm By Miklos Bolza

Pharmaceutical giant Wyeth has accused Merck Sharp & Dohme of a “baseless” patent invalidity case, saying on the second day of trial over the world’s best selling vaccine that the development of its patented Prevnar 13 pneumococcal shot was anything but obvious, as its rival contends.

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ACCC takes TPG to court over $20 plan ‘prepayment’
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-12-04 2:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Telecommunications provider TPG Internet is facing allegations from the ACCC that it violated the consumer law by charging customers a $20 “prepayment” to cover costs for services not included in their plans.

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CBA open to consolidation of dual class actions
Class Actions 2018-12-04 12:11 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is open to a proposal to consolidate two shareholder class actions filed over alleged breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism laws, but will address any “devil in the details”, a lawyer for the bank told a court Tuesday.

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In tossing Made In Australia case, court clarifies ‘substantial transformation’ test
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-12-03 8:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has ruled that Chinese vitamin company Nature’s Care cannot sell its imported fish oil and vitamin D with the ‘Made in Australia’ logo because the product fails to meet the required country-of-origin labelling provisions.

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Merck Sharp & Dohme attacks Wyeth’s ‘broad’ patent claims for Prevnar 13 vaccine
Intellectual Property 2018-12-03 8:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

A showdown between global pharmaceutical giants over the world’s best selling vaccine began Monday in Federal Court, with Merck Sharp & Dohme claiming three patents for Prevnar 13 sold by Pfizer’s Wyeth are invalid and that its own vaccine offers greater protection against pneumococcal bacteria.

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Landmark to pay $1M in ACCC case over barley claims
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-12-03 1:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

Grain supplier Seednet has agreed to pay $1 million to settle an enforcement action by the consumer watchdog alleging it misled farmers about the performance of its latest barley variety.

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Major dairy players to tweak contracts to address ACCC concerns
Consumer Goods 2018-12-03 12:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Five dairy processors have agreed to make changes to their supply contracts to address the ACCC’s concerns that certain terms were unfair to dairy farmers.

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Allianz policy exclusion dooms United Petroleum unit’s fire damage claim
Insurance 2018-11-30 10:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Queensland ethanol refinery, owned by United Petroleum, has lost a dispute with its insurer Allianz Australia over coverage for damage resulting from a 2016 fire.

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MacMahon shareholders to get 36% of $6.7M class action settlement
Energy & Natural Resources 2018-11-30 10:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

Shareholders who registered for a class action against mining company MacMahon Holdings will get a $2.4 million cut of a proposed $6.7 million settlement, according to a notice sent to group members ahead of next week’s settlement approval hearing.

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Judge blocks Domain redirect in REA trade mark battle
Intellectual Property 2018-11-30 9:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Real estate advertiser REA Group has won an emergency injunction against Domain that blocks its rival from authorising the owner of the US website realestate.com to redirect Australian traffic to Domain.

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