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Teva has taken generic drug maker Pharmacor to court for allegedly threatening to infringe its patent for a Parkinson’s drug.
Jones Day snags patent ace from Ashurst
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International law firm Jones Day has expanded its intellectual property team in Sydney, hiring experienced patent litigator Andrew Rankine from Ashurst as its second local partner.
Domino’s franchisee settles $6.1M case alleging false promises about pizza sales
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A franchisee’s $6.1 million case against Domino’s Pizza accusing the fast food chain of misleading him about the sales he could expect from his two Surfers Paradise stores has been resolved out of court.
Ford to face unconscionable conduct claim at marathon PowerShift trial
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Car giant Ford will face a claim of unconsionable conduct in a trial of a class action over its defective PowerShift transmission that is now scheduled to run twice as long as originally thought, but claims on behalf of second-hand Ford vehicle owners are out.
Class action giants to play nice in Brambles class actions
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Responding to a judge’s criticism of the class action “beauty parade”, two rival law firms have come up with a plan to deal with their competing shareholder class actions against Brambles.
Judge rules cattle gene patent can be amended, tosses ‘bizarre’ challenge
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US company Branhaven has won leave to amend its cow genome patent after a judge dismissed opposition by industry bodies Meat & Livestock Australia and Dairy Australia as “flimsy” and “bizarre”.
GPS giants lost their way with ‘lifetime’ claims, ACCC says
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GPS device makers TomTom, Navman and Garmin will no longer claim they offer users lifetime services, after the ACCC flagged the claims for being potentially false, misleading and deceptive.
Clive Palmer can’t shut down ASIC’s criminal case over takeover law breaches
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Clive Palmer has lost a fight to stay criminal proceedings alleging his company breached takeover laws, with a judge slamming the Queensland mining tycoon’s claims the charges were politically motivated and saying there was “nothing exceptional” to warrant interference from the court.
Merivale faces potential employment class action alleging ‘systemic underpayments’
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Sydney hospitality giant Merivale is facing a potential class action after the Fair Work Commission terminated an expired enterprise agreement, which had its army of staff on salaries well below the industry award rate.
Leyonhjelm a no-show in Hanson-Young defamation appeal
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Barristers for Senator David Leyonhjelm failed to turn up to the first case management hearing in the politician’s own appeal of the court’s dismissal of his bid to stay a defamation case brought by Senator Sarah Hanson-Young.