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ACCC takes Secure Parking to court over ‘deceptive’ car spot booking service
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.
Corrs drops client in Peloton trade mark case after fee dispute, court told
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.
Out with ‘including’ and ‘such as’: Judge rips into pleading in Corelogic data scraping case
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.
NIB wins unpaid loans from Whitecoat developer after $42.5M sale to CBA
The developer of healthcare directory app Whitecoat must pay health insurer and joint venture partner NIB $1.6 million for loans that were never repaid following the app’s sale to the Commonwealth Bank for $42.5 million in 2021. 
AI litigation to hit Australian shores before regulation, IP lawyers say
The growing use of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT could shake up the landscape of intellectual property laws in Australia, and novel questions posed by the technology are likely to be answered in the courts before regulators step in, lawyers say.
Facebook agrees to $20M penalty in ACCC case over data privacy app
Facebook has agreed 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.
Dell admits duping customers about price of add-on monitors, says sorry
Dell Australia has apologised to consumers and admitted misleading those who purchased add-on computer monitors by inflating the pre-discount price, sometimes to more than the product’s normal retail value.
Apple can argue patent invalid because of HP device first sold in 2000
Apple can argue an Australian non-practicing entity that claims its patents for a remote entry system were infringed by the tech company's Touch ID and Face ID technology are invalid because of a Hewlett Packard handheld device that was first sold in 2000. 
Tradie platform Hipages admits using ‘subscription traps’
Online home improvement platform Hipages has admitted that it likely engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct by failing to disclose contract terms that allowed it to automatically renew subscriptions and charge early termination fees.
Judge tosses suit over $2M sale of cloud tech provider Experteq
A judge has declined Expert Group’s bid to bring court proceedings about the amount of an earn-out owed under its agreement to sell cloud services provider Experteq IT Services, finding the firm had agreed to resolve the matter by expert determination.