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IP Australia bursts Pepsi’s bubble, says patent claims obvious
Intellectual Property 2025-06-05 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A German bottling machine manufacturer has successfully opposed PepsiCo’s patent application for a filling system, after arguing the claims were obvious.

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Cadbury wins challenge to ‘Crunchiez’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-06-05 11:12 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Cadbury has successfully opposed a bid to register ‘Crunchiez Surprize’ as a trade mark, with a delegate finding the mark was deceptively similar to the mark for UK confectionery giant’s  popular Crunchie chocolate bar. 

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No ‘screaming urgency’ in legal challenge to Woodside’s North Shelf extension, court told
Zelie Heger 2025-06-06 11:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The environment minister has argued there is no “screaming urgency” in hearing a traditional custodian’s legal challenge to Woodside’s bid to extend its North West Shelf gas project by 40 years. 

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Meta not ‘innocent bystander’, says ACCC in fight to keep crypto ad case alive
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-06-04 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The ACCC is again trying to fend off a strike-out bid by Facebook owner Meta in its case over cryptocurrency ads, arguing Meta has built a system in which the misleading ads can flourish and is not an “innocent bystander”. The regulator lodged the case in March 2022, alleging it breached the Australian Consumer Law…

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Roberts Co sued for failing to pay $3.2M claim submitted two hours late
Construction 2025-06-05 11:00 pm By Andy Sidler

A contractor who worked on the Westmead Children’s Hospital is seeking orders compelling Roberts Co to make a $3.2 million progress payment, arguing service past business hours on Friday was still Friday service. 

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Mayne Pharma to challenge termination of $672M takeover in court
M&A 2025-06-04 11:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mayne Pharma has said it will file a court challenge to the validity of US drug maker Cosette Pharmaceuticals’ purported termination of a $672 million takeover offer.

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Philips accused of knowing supply of dangerous CPAP machines
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-06-04 11:01 pm By Andy Sidler

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has launched legal action against Philips Electronics for allegedly supplying CPAP and BiPAP devices, used to assist individuals with sleep apnea, which it knew posed risks to users. 

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Judge rejects ‘fishing expedition’ in prospective suit over DNA sequencing patents
Intellectual Property 2025-06-04 11:09 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has thrown out a notice to produce issued by an Australian company being targeted by UK genomic sequencing company Oxford Nanopore Technologies, calling its bid for board minutes and other documents a “fishing expedition”.

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Judge questions law firms ‘passing the prize around’ by teaming up to run class actions
Class Actions 2025-06-03 11:09 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing two competing class actions against Google has issued a warning to law firms that agree to team up and work on a class action together, saying that in other markets such arrangements might be viewed as “something akin to a cartel”.

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‘Low quantum’ junk insurance class action to leave group members with ‘almost nothing’, court told
Class Actions 2025-06-03 11:28 pm By Andy Sidler

Mortgage broker Lendi Group and insurer ALI Group want to declass a junk insurance class action, telling a judge that even in a successful scenario, the more than 13,000 group members will be left to share only $2.5 million. 

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