Brisbane restaurant Establishment 203 has hit back at a trade mark suit brought by Sydney hospitality mogul Justin Hemmes, telling a court that his ‘Establishment’ trade mark should be canceled.
A judge has granted Australian bubble tea franchise Sharetea a third adjournment of a trial in a $10 million case brought by its Taiwanese franchisor, despite “very significant concern” that Sharetea’s director did not do everything in his power to find new lawyers in time.
In a continuing fight over damages stemming from misleading burger ads, McDonald’s has opposed production of sales information to Hungry Jack’s directors and its top executive, saying the information was confidential and the companies “fierce competitors”.
Sydney hospitality mogul Justin Hemmes has sued a Brisbane restaurant, Establishment 203, claiming it has breached its ‘Establishment’ trade mark and failed to carry out any searches before opening its business under the name.
Hungry Jack’s is seeking five years of Big Mac sales data as it readies for a fight over damages stemming from its claim that its Big Jack burger has 25 per cent more beef than the McDonald’s burger.
The minority shareholder in Sydney restaurant Machiavelli Ristorante Italiano has lost his bid to review the company books in anticipation of bringing a second winding up application, after the relationship between the restaurant’s co-owners broke down.
A judge has ordered Seven Network to pay $35,000 to a man who said he was defamed by the broadcaster, finding that he “spat towards” but not at the alleged rape victim of rugby league footballer Jarryd Hayne.
The Sydney Opera House Trust has resolved a long-running dispute accusing a China trade group of committing flagrant copyright infringement by reproducing substantial portions of the iconic landmark’s trade mark-protected sail design in its logo.
A judge has rejected McDonald’s claim that Hungry Jack’s Big Jack burger infringed its Big Mac trade mark, but found that Hungry Jack’s misled consumers by boasting that its burger had 25 per cent more beef.
A paparazzo suing Seven for defamation over an interview with Meghan Markle’s father has failed to strike out the broadcaster’s contextual truth defence alleging he is a conman that sought to portray victims of Harvey Weinstein in a bad light.