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In tossing Made In Australia case, court clarifies ‘substantial transformation’ test
A court has ruled that Chinese vitamin company Nature's Care cannot sell its imported fish oil and vitamin D with the 'Made in Australia' logo because the product fails to meet the required country-of-origin labelling provisions.
Art collectors won’t get their day in court against failed auction house Mossgreen
The judge overseeing the complex liquidation of failed auction house Mossgreen has denied leave to proceed to vendors who received nothing from the sale of their art collections.
Motorola to bring copyright claims against Hytera
Motorola Solutions wants to amend its pleadings in an ongoing patent case against Shenzen-based Hytera Communications to add copyright claims relating to the source code for the radio devices at the centre of the dispute.
Court rejects Westpac’s $35M settlement with ASIC
The Federal Court has thrown out a proposed $35 million settlement between ASIC and Westpac over responsible lending breaches, saying the agreement was "unworkable" and left the court in an "information vacuum".
‘Ingenuity’ needed for software-aided biz method patent, IP Australia says
A software-implemented business method could be patentable if programmed into a computer with "some ingenuity", IP Australia told the Full Federal Court as a landmark appeal between rival tech companies Encompass and Infotrack wrapped up Friday.
Full Court urged to take ‘nuanced’ view of software patentability
Fintech company Encompass has asked the Full Federal Court to take a more "nuanced" approach to software patentability than the one currently held by IP Australia, on the first day of a high-stakes appeal over the patentability of computer-related inventions.
Hytera must hand over Chinese docs in Motorola spat, judge says
Shenzen-based radio manufacturer Hytera Communications has lost a bid to circumvent its discovery obligations in an ongoing patent dispute with Motorola, with a Federal Court judge rejecting its claims that supplying the documents could breach Chinese state secret and cybersecurity laws.
Fintech founder to pay for judge to fly to UK for testimony of ex-Visa boss
The founder of a fintech company suing Visa for allegedly abusing its market dominance is flying a Federal Court judge to the UK to preside over the examination of a key but reluctant witness in the case, former Visa boss Rupert Keeley.
Judge rejects ‘problematic’ pleading in Ford class action
A Federal Court judge has rejected a revised pleading in a class action against Ford over its allegedly defective PowerShift transmissions.
IP lawyers seek to intervene in software patent appeal
A group representing patent and trade mark lawyers is seeking to intervene in a high-stakes appeal over computer software patents.