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Parmalat loses opposition to a2 trade mark
Intellectual Property 2019-04-16 3:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Dairy giant Parmalat has come up short in its attempt to block competitor The a2 Milk Company from registering a trade mark in Australia for a logo featuring the words “A2/A2 Genetics Verification”.

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Bupa Aged Care hit with ACCC action for allegedly misleading residents over extra services
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-04-16 2:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has brought legal action against Bupa alleging the aged care provider charged thousands of residents for promised extra services it did not provide.

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Aussie social media startup wins injunction against Facebook, Instagram in misuse of market power case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-04-15 11:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

An Australian marketing company that allows clients to schedule socal media posts has won a temporary court injunction against Facebook and Instagram in a lawsuit alleging a decision to block the startup from their platforms is a misuse of market power.

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Sandoz entitled to generic Lexapro licence, IP Australia finds in blow to Lundbeck
Intellectual Property 2019-04-15 10:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Generic drug maker Sandoz has secured a retroactive licence to manufacture a cheaper version of top-selling antidepressant Lexapro, the drug at the heart of a long-running patent infringement battle with pharmaceutical giant Lundbeck.

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ANZ settles class actions by 7-Eleven franchisees
Class Actions 2019-04-15 10:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ANZ has reached an in-principle settlement in two class actions alleging it breached its responsible lending obligations by providing loans to purchasers of 7-Eleven franchises that were not financially viable.

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Racing Victoria sues fantasy sports betting co. PlayUp over ‘Best Bets’ trade marks
Intellectual Property 2019-04-15 9:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Racing Victoria has dragged fantasy sports gambling company PlayUp to court for allegedly infringing its ‘Best Bets’ trade marks.

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ACCC, FBI to step up cartel busting cooperation
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-04-15 5:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation have signed an agreement under which the agencies will work more closely to target cartels and other anti-competitive behaviour.

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Rugby League stand-down rule ‘draconian’, court hears at Jack de Belin trial
Trials 2019-04-15 3:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

An Australian Rugby League Commission rule barring St George Illawarra Dragons forward Jack de Belin from taking the field is “draconian” and “unfair”, a court has heard at the beginnig of a three day trial challenging the ‘no-fault’ rule.

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Common fund bid in toxic foam class action dismissed after applicant bristles at more scrutiny
Class Actions 2019-04-12 11:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has tossed an application for a common fund order in a class action over the use of toxic foam on a RAAF base near Katherine, NT after a barrister for the lead applicants said the bid would be withdrawn if the judge appointed an independent “contradictor” to scrutinise the proposed funding structure.

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IOOF dismisses ‘speculative’ shareholder class action
Class Actions 2019-04-12 11:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Wealth manager IOOF has dismissed a shareholder class action lawsuit related to allegations of misconduct aired at the Banking Royal Commission, calling it “speculative and unfounded”.

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