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United Petroleum behind ‘misleading’ underpayments campaign against On The Run, court told
Convenience store chain On the Run is mulling proceedings against United Petroleum, which allegedly paid $120,000 to a public relations firm to run a “misleading” ad campaign accusing it of wage theft. 
Visa’s payment token invention not patentable, delegate finds
The patent office has rejected Visa's application to patent a token system for securing customer data, finding the process did not address a technical problem or provide a technical solution.
Fortescue denies IP head told Element Zero founder to delete documents
Fortescue has rejected Element Zero’s “implausible” claims that the start-up's founder was instructed by the mining giant's IP manager to access and delete certain documents after his resignation, as it defends allegations that search orders it won over the alleged misappropriation of its confidential information were based on weak evidence.
‘Industrial scale forensic debacle’: Element Zero blasts Fortescue search orders
Start-up Element Zero has attacked search orders won by Fortescue over the alleged misappropriation of the mining company's confidential information by three former employees, calling the orders an “industrial scale forensic debacle” won on weak evidence and the failure to disclose material information.
Boart Longyear, Imdex reach settlement in protracted IP feud
Drilling company Boart Longyear has reached a $10 million settlement with global mining technology company Imdex that resolves a long-running patent dispute.
Fanatics wins timeout amid appeal of loss to AFL merchandise maker
A judge has granted a limited stay of an injunction against US sports merchandise Fanatics after AFL merchandise maker FanFirm won its case alleging the US company knew about its ‘Fanatics’ trade marks.
PR firm published ‘evil’ image to hurt United Petroleum in class action, suit claims
The PR firm for a franchisee class action against United Petroleum has been sued for allegedly distributing an image to group members that depicted the petrol giant as "evil" and was allegedly intended to harm its position in the class action.
BPay settles trade mark stoush with crypto platform Be Pay
The crypto platform formerly known as Be Pay Australia has settled a trade mark infringement suit by BPay after court-ordered mediation, changing its name and paying $50,000 toward the legal costs of the bill payments giant. 
Johnnie Walker wins trade mark fight over McGuigan Wines’ Black Label
Australian wine company McGuigan has lost its bid to trade mark 'Black Label' for its wine after Johnnie Walker, which makes the popular Black Label whiskey, successfully argued it would cause consumer confusion.
GSK defeats Novadart trade mark for generic rival to prostate drug Avodart
A GlaxoSmithKline unit has defeated Nova Pharmaceuticals' bid to trade mark 'Novadart' for a generic version of the British company's market-leading drug prostate drug 'Avodart', with a delegate finding the mark would cause consumer confusion.