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Patron loses opposition to Pirate Bay Rum trade mark
IP Australia has denied liquor producer Patron Spirits' opposition to rival Fernbrew's trade mark for Pirate Bay Rum, saying the mark was not likely to be confused with Patron's Pyrat brand of rum.
Home builder can’t keep customers from posting negative reviews online
The ACCC has won an agreement from home builder Wisdom Properties to remove a non-disparagement clause from its standard home building agreement after the regulator said the clause likely violates the Australian Consumer Law. 
Online lender Prospa delays float to deal with ASIC queries
Online small business lender Prospa postponed Wednesday's expected float for 48 hours to "clarify" questions by the corporate regulator over its small business loans. 
Class action filed against BHP Billiton over Brazil dam disaster
BHP has been hit with a shareholder class action over the deadly Samarco mine disaster that wiped off $25 billion from the share price of the mining giant.
Asiago cheese needn’t come from Italy, IP Australia rules
IP Australia has ruled in part that cheese branded with the Asiago label need not be manufactured in the Asiago region in Italy, striking down an opposition to a trade mark filed by cheese producer Sartori Company.
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.
Ex-Citi, Deutsche CEOs among 6 charged over alleged ANZ cartel
High-ranking bank officials, including the former CEOs of Citigroup and Deutsche Bank in Australia, are among the executives charged over a cartel involving a $2.5 billion ANZ institutional share placement.
Judge adds Google LLC to injunction in Unlockd case
The judge overseeing a competition case against Google by mobile advertising startup Unlockd has extended a temporary injunction to the search engine giant's US arm.
Hilton successfully defends ‘Waldorf’ trade marks
Hilton Worldwide -- which owns New York's iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel -- has won a bid to block an Australian serviced apartments provider from registering trade marks for the phrase "Waldorf Apartments".
VW wants Bannister Law class actions shut down
The fate of class actions against Volkswagen in the sprawling Australian case over the car maker's diesel emissions cheating scandal will be the subject of a major court battle starting Wednesday.