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Debt collector ACM harassed stroke victim, court finds
One of Australia's largest debt collectors, ACM Group, harassed and coerced vulnerable customers -- including a stroke victim -- by bombarding them with phone calls and making empty threats of litigation, the Federal Court found Monday.
Privilege not waived by DLA Piper phone call over Circadin patent
Two generic drug makers have lost their bid for confidential documents related to Neurim Pharmaceuticals' patents covering sleep drug Circadin, with a court ruling legal professional privilege was waived in a phone conversation between a DLA Piper lawyer and the company's founder.
Domino’s can’t raise Uber patent in battle over GPS tracking
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. 
Laser patent fight goes another round with appeal
Triclops Technologies has filed an appeal less than one month after the Federal Court dismissed its case alleging a rival infringed its patent for an industrial machine safety system that uses laser fields to detect hazards, but found the patent was valid.
Uber patent invalidates Precision GPS tech, Domino’s says
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.
Wyeth says generic Effexor registration ‘not legitimate’
Three generic drug manufacturers cannot claim damages for an injunction barring the release of cheaper versions of Effexor-XR, even if the injunction was later overturned, pharmaceutical giant Wyeth told a judge on day two of a six-week trial over its blockbuster antidepressant.
High Court lets stand Pfizer’s early discovery win
The High Court has rejected a bid by biopharmaceutical company Samsung Bioepis Australia to challenge a ruling granting Pfizer preliminary discovery for a potential patent infringement case over autoimmune drug Enbrel.
Wyeth launches “ambush” at start of Effexor trial, court told
Pharmaceutical giant Wyeth's has launched an "ambush" at the beginning of a trial after a nine-year long battle against several generic drug makers, alleging infringement of a second patent for its blockbuster Effexor-XR, a judge heard Monday.
Wyeth faces trial over generic Effexor delay
A decade-long courtroom battle over a patent for Effexor-XR that delayed the release of cheap versions of the anti-depressant is at the centre of a trial starting Monday in Sydney pitting four generic drug makers against pharmaceutical giant Wyeth.
ACCC rejected $3M settlement offer from CFMEU in secondary boycott case
The ACCC rejected a $3 million settlement offer in a high-profile case against the Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union over secondary boycotts, instead taking its chances in a trial that ultimately resulted in a penalty of just $1 million, according to a judgment published Friday.