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As fast food titans go to trial, Hungry Jack’s says its burger ‘clever not deceptive’
Trial in the battle of the buns has begun, with McDonald's laying out a case for why its rival's Big Jack burger infringes its trade mark, and Hungry Jack's firing back that consumers could not confuse its flame-grilled meal with the iconic Big Mac.
Novartis, Pharmacor resolve suit over Gilenya patents
Novartis and and generic drug maker Pharmacor have resolved litigation over the Swiss pharmaceutical giant's patents for blockbuster MS drug Gilenya.
Full Court upholds validity of Pfizer’s Dynastat patent
A judge has thrown out competing appeals of a decision finding Pfizer's patent for its post-operative injectable painkiller Dynastat is valid and that Australian drug maker Juno Pharmaceuticals infringed the patent by selling generic versions of the drug in Australia.
Lawyers, funder come to blows in Montara oil spill class action
A fight has broken out between the litigation funder and the lawyers representing 15,000 seaweed farmers in a class action against oil exploration company PTTEP Australia over a spill at its Montara oil field in the Timor Sea.
Bangkok Broadcasting settles ‘7’ trade mark stoush with Seven Network
Bangkok Broadcasting and Seven Networks have settled two lawsuits over the Thai broadcaster's registration of '7' marks in Australia.
Booktopia to pay $6M to settle ACCC case over refunds policy
Online book retailer Booktopia has agreed to a $6 million penalty to resolve action brought by the consumer regulator alleging its refund policy was misleading.
No jackpot for Aristocrat, with High Court split on computer-implemented inventions
Gaming giant Aristocrat Technologies has lost its legal challenge to a decision that rejected a patent for its popular Lightning Link electronic poker machine, after six High Court Justices were equally split on whether it could be patented.
Booktopia agrees on penalty in ACCC case over ‘misleading’ refund policy
Booktopia has resolved a case by the consumer regulator alleging the online book retailer's policy that required customers to request a refund within two business days of purchase was misleading.
Virgin moves to throw out ‘unintelligible’ lawsuit over COVID-19 jab mandate
Virgin Australia will seek to throw out a case brought by former employees over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which a lawyer for Qantas and Jetstar, which are also named in the suit, said “breaks every pleading rule”.
Uniden found to have infringed radio design patent of rival GME
A judge has found that Uniden infringed rival GME’s design patent for a handheld radio, derailing the company's plan for an Australian launch of two products.