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Foxtel can’t revoke China Unicom trade mark after Allens misses deadline
Pay TV giant Foxtel has lost an appeal of an IP Australia decision refusing to revoke a trade mark by telco China Unicom after a failure of the trade mark office's online filing system meant its law firm, Allens, missed the deadline for opposing the mark.
Judge signs off on Halifax liquidators’ plan to email creditors
Creditors of defunct stockbroker Halifax Investment may soon get emails from the company's liquidators, after a judge signed off on their request to keep creditors abreast of developments in the defunct's trading platform's liquidation proceedings electronically.
‘Cranky’ judge set to order ex-Parramatta Council boss, Fairfax to mediation again
The defamation case of sacked CEO of Sydney's City of Parramatta Council against Fairfax Media is "susceptible to settlement", a judge said Wedneday as he flagged the prospect of sending the case to mediation for a second time.
ACCC can’t swallow Meredith Dairy’s resale price maintenance plan
A resale price maintenance notification by Meredith Dairy that would block resellers from selling its goat cheese products below a specified price raises competition concerns, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says.
Bega wins $60M battle with Kraft over peanut butter trade dress rights
Kraft Foods has come up short in its high-stakes legal battle against Bega over the right to use its distinctive peanut butter trade dress in Australia, allowing Bega to maintain its hold on the $60 million per year stake in the peanut butter market which it acquired by purchasing Kraft unit Mondelez's Australian and New Zealand business in 2017.
Judgment looms in battle over iconic Kraft peanut butter trade dress
Judgment is expected Wednesday in a high-stakes dispute between consumer giants Kraft and Bega over who owns the rights to the signature Kraft peanut butter trade dress in Australia.
IOOF chair told APRA conflicts of interest were ‘a bit of a non-event’
The former chairman of troubled IOOF told APRA during a review meeting that he "struggled" to think the wealth manager had any conflicts of interest and that the issue was getting too much "airplay", according to court documents filed recently by the prudential regulator.
Vocus faces shareholder class action over profit downgrade
Vocus Group has been hit with a shareholder class action alleging the telecommunications company made misleading statements ahead of a profit downgrade in 2017 that sent the price of shares tumbling.
B. Braun drops appeal after IV catheter patents invalidated
German medical device company B. Braun Melsungen has dropped its appeal of a ruling invalidating three of its intravenous catheter patents and finding rival Becton Dickinson did not infringe the patents.
Quantum used threats to push its property managers on affordable housing scheme participants, ACCC claims
The consumer regulator has dragged Western Australia's Quantum Housing and its sole director to court for allegedly engaging in unconscionable conduct and false, misleading or deceptive conduct in relation to a government-sponsored affordable housing program that incentivises below-market rentals.