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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.
ASIC wins case to wind up landbanking scheme Aviation 3030
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won its bid to appoint liquidators to solvent landbanking company Aviation 3030, with a judge saying ASIC's public-interest case for the scheme's winding up was "overwhelming".
Directed Electronics wins access to seized documents in corporate theft suit
Australian automotive electronics developer Directed Electronics OE has won access to documents seized from rivals it claims misappropriated its confidential information and infringed its copyright to gain $3.6 million in secret commissions.
Judge got the maths wrong in awarding $5.6M for accounting error, Pitcher Partner says
A judge who hit Pitcher Partners with a $5.6 million damages ruling over an accounting error concealed from corporate client Neville's Bus Service was wrong to hold that the transport operator's losses flowing from the error were real, the firm has argued.
Building cop gets lumped with more costs for ‘Cup of Tea’ case against CFMMEU
The Australian Building and Construction Commission has been served another costs order after losing a case it brought against a pair of CFMMEU officials who visited a construction site at Melbourne Airport to have a cup of tea with a worker.
Court slams judge for ‘regrettable’ $2.8M award in Microsoft IP case
A judge's decision imposing damages of over $2.8 million on a Melbourne computer retailer facing an intellectual property lawsuit by Microsoft has been slammed as "regrettable" and a judicial "failure," in a judgment overturning the ruling.
Judge makes ‘irresistible’ order that Pitcher Partners pay $3.3M in costs over hidden error
Pitcher Partners just found another reason to challenge a ruling that it owes $5.6 million in damages for concealing an accounting error from a client -- a ruling that socks it with $3.3 million in legal costs for its "deceit".
Maurice Blackburn faces trade mark infringement suit over Fearless Girl replica
US financial services giant State Street Global Advisers has brought legal action against Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, alleging the law firm's plan to erect a copy of its Fearless Girl statue in Australia violates its trade mark and breaches consumer laws.
Court overturns $2.8M Microsoft IP judgment against computer retailer
A Melbourne computer retailer has won its appeal of a $2.8 million damages award for allegedly violating Microsoft's Windows 7 IP, with a judge overturning the ruling by Justice Alexander 'Sandy' Street and ordering a rehearing before a new judge.
Pitcher Partners appeals $5.6M damages award over concealed accounting error
Accounting firm Pitcher Partners will challenge a ruling that it owes a NSW bus operator $5.6 million in damages for fraudulently concealing a costly amortisation error.