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Judge fines software developer $4.3M in copyright battle
Intellectual Property 2018-04-30 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Federal Court judge has ordered software development company Sea-Tech Automation to pay $4.3 million in a copyright case over a computer program for a drink monitoring system.

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Judge invalidates Encompass’ software patents
Intellectual Property 2018-04-27 11:27 pm By Miklos Bolza

Financial software company Encompass Corp., which lost its patent infringement case against technology firm InfoTrack, and lost its patents in the process, should pay just 30% of InfoTrack’s costs, the Federal Court has been told.

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Roadshow wins bid to block piracy sites
Intellectual Property 2018-04-27 9:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge has ordered Telstra, Optus, Vocus and TPG to block 16 online sites for pirated content. 

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Telstra takes license for TiVo IP
Technology 2018-04-26 2:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

TiVo has announced a ten-year licensing deal with Telstra under which Telstra will have access to TiVo’s intellectual property portfolios for devices and applications.

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GetSwift judge proposes ‘bill of peace’ for rival shareholder actions
Class Actions 2018-04-24 10:15 pm By Miklos Bolza

The judge presiding over jostling shareholder class actions against logistics software company GetSwift suggested on Tuesday a “bill of peace” to join the actions, but lawyers leading the competing cases warned of the “economic hazard” of a merger.

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ACCC delays decision on MYOB, Reckon merger
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-04-20 10:45 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has delayed it decision on MYOB’s proposed bid for Reckon’s accounting unit while it waits for information, after the regulator raised concerns about how the merger would affect competition in the accounting software market.

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Judge cuts Squire Patton Boggs, Piper Alderman fees in $19M Arasor deal
Securities 2018-04-18 11:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has signed off on a $19.25 million settlement in a shareholder class action brought against directors of defunct laser technology company Arasor International Ltd and partners in auditing firm Grant Thornton South Australia, but cut the legal fees of Squire Patton Boggs and Piper Alderman by $250,000.

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Patent exhaustion debate may be headed for High Court
Intellectual Property 2018-03-21 2:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Printer cartridge seller Calidad may take its arguments over the exhaustion of patent rights to the High Court, the company told the Federal Court in its challenge to an infringement win for Japanese electronics giant Seiko Epson.

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High Court to hear Google defamation case Tuesday
Media 2018-03-19 10:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Whether Google is liable as a publisher for defamatory content that pops up in search engine results is the question before the High Court on Tuesday, and the answer could drastically alter the way large Internet companies do business.

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Lawyer to square off against IP Australia over software patent
Intellectual Property 2018-03-01 8:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Patent lawyer and inventor Todd Martin will get two days in court to challenge the Australian Patent Office’s decision to reject his innovation for failing the manner of manufacture test, one of two closely watched appeals challenging computer software patent rejections.

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