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Former CEO sues Bellamy’s in $1.2M share dispute
Employment 2018-07-09 9:27 pm By Miklos Bolza

The former CEO of organic baby food producer Bellamy’s Australia has sued her old employer over $1.2 million in options allegedly owed as part of a long-term financial incentives scheme.

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Fitbit settles trade mark suit against South Australian billionaire’s co.
Intellectual Property 2018-07-03 10:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fitbit has resolved a trade mark case brought against the convenience store owned by billionaire Yasser Shahin over his company’s “Footbit” and “Headbit” trade marks.

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Ford class action trial date vacated for ‘procedural failures’
Class Actions 2018-06-28 11:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing a massive class action against Ford over its PowerShift transmission has vacated the trial date, blaming the lead applicant’s numerous “procedural failures”.

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Funder attacks Westpac’s ‘dangerous’ intentions in class action
Class Actions 2018-06-27 11:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

Litigation funder JustKapital went on the attack in court on Wednesday, saying Westpac’s objections to the terms of a proposed funding order in a class action against the bank were dangerously suspect.

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Hilton to go another round over ‘Waldorf’ trade mark
Justice Stephen Burley 2018-06-21 11:31 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A serviced apartments provider wants to appeal a ruling that blocked it from trade marking the phrase “Waldorf Apartment” after Hilton Worldwide — which owns New York’s iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel – opposed the move.

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Rio Tinto wins ok for mining patent on appeal
Intellectual Property 2018-06-20 11:32 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Rio Tinto subsidiary Technological Resources has won its appeal of an IP Australia ruling that rejected its mining patent after a challenge by the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation.

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Domino’s can’t raise Uber patent in battle over GPS tracking
Intellectual Property 2018-06-19 10:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has served up a loss for Domino’s Pizza in its ongoing IP battle with Australian tech startup Precision Tracking, dismissing the company’s bid to bolster its case with an Uber patent. 

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Uber patent invalidates Precision GPS tech, Domino’s says
Intellectual Property 2018-06-07 9:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two GPS tracking patents at the heart of a David vs. Goliath battle between Domino’s and a Sydney-based startup were foreshadowed by a patent owned by Uber, the pizza chain giant told a court Friday.

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Elite legal teams to defend ANZ criminal cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-06-07 5:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

As the ACCC’s criminal cartel case against ANZ, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank gets underway, the regulator will face off against a formidable team of lawyers with extensive experience in defending competition matters.

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Westpac class action funder wants $77M ‘windfall’, bank says
Class Actions 2018-05-29 9:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

If Shine Lawyer’s upper damage estimate of $259 million is correct, the funder backing the Westpac life insurance class action would be entitled to a “windfall” of $77 million, the bank told the Federal Court Tuesday.

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