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Discount pharmacy Priceline cannot trade mark the signature bright pink that adorns it shopfront signs and awnings, an IP Australia delegate has found.
Apple faces battle to protect Touch ID source code in patent stoush
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Apple is “unlikely” to avoid production of the source code for its Touch ID and Face ID technology to an Australian non-practicing entity that has sued the Silicon Valley company for patent infringement, a judge has said.
ABC’s ‘fool’ claims shot down in defamation suit over ‘Putin’s Patriots’
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A judge has struck out part of the ABC’s defence in a lawsuit by the head of Russian motorcycle club Night Wolves over an allegedly defamatory Four Corners report.
Federal Circuit judge resigns after investigation of misconduct
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A recent appointee to the Federal Circuit Court has resigned after an investigation in response to claims of misconduct made by a third party.
GST class action likely to be dropped after funder bows out
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The future of a class action against a Canberra property developer accused of misleading investors about GST on their apartments is in doubt after the litigation funder withdrew support for the “uneconomic” case.
‘Not good enough’: Judge urges HWL Ebsworth to rethink defence in partner spat
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HWL Ebsworth has been taken to task for its spare defence in a $4.4 million lawsuit by a former capital partner, with a judge saying the court was entitled to know how the law firm relied on the partnership deed to deny the solicitor’s right to an equitable share of firm profits.
‘Just a fishing expedition’: Quintis class action can’t see EY meeting docs
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Shareholders bringing a class action against Quintis have lost their bid for Ernst & Young to hand over documents from two meetings with a director of the sandalwood supplier, after a judge found they did not get “within a bull’s roar” of showing the accounting firm’s discovery was inadequate.
No penalty for IOOF unit RI Advice in ASIC’s novel cybersecurity case
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IOOF financial advice unit RI Advice has escaped a penalty in a test case alleging cybersecurity failures, but the firm must engage an IT security company and pay the corporate regulator’s legal costs.
ASX wants $3M security for costs from iSignthis after Cyprus move
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The Australian Stock Exchange is seeking $3.25 million in security for costs as it defends a $464 million lawsuit brought by fintech firm iSignthis, a move spurred on by the 2021 demerger of iSignthis and ISX Financial EU.
HFW bolsters disputes team with former Corrs Chambers Westgarth partner
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International law firm HFW has bolstered the ranks of its disputes practice in Australia, recruiting a leading commercial litigation and international arbitration partner from Corrs Chambers Westgarth.