A solar cell patent at the heart of intellectual property litigation brought by South Korean technology giant Hanwha has been found invalid.
IP Australia has rejected US fintech Block’s bid to patent a method for adjusting animations to enable a large volume of point of sale applications, finding the invention was a mere scheme that did not meet the manner of manufacture test for patentability.
After winning a rare injunction restraining the owners of a patent from threatening litigation, carparking technology company UbiPark has prevailed in its claim the threats — aimed at itself and its customers — were unjustified.
A judge has ordered Meta to pay a $20 million penalty for misleading consumers by representing that its discontinued Onavo Protect mobile app would keep users’ personal activity data private, when in fact it was being collected for commercial use.
Ferroglobe has claimed a Queensland technology company used its confidential information in new patent applications, as the global specialty metals producer races to protect its IP before the applications are published.
A court has queried Nuix’s claim for $500,000 in discovery expenses in an unsuccessful suit by former CEO Edward Sheehy over share options, and has said the legal bill of Sheehy would be taken into account in calculating Nuix’s costs.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has set its sights on data brokers such as Equifax and Corelogic amid concerns about harms to consumers from their information collecting practices.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has brought proceedings against carpark operator Secure Parking, claiming its duped customers in major cities with its misleading car reservation service.
Law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth has ceased acting for Mad Dogg Athletics in its defence against a trade mark lawsuit by Peloton Interactive, one of 27 proceedings the California fitness company is facing across five countries, a court has heard.
A judge has rejected an amended copyright case against US-based analytics company CoreLogic, expressing his displeasure at the use of imprecise phrases like ‘including’ and “such as’ in the revised pleading.