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Two Melbourne law firms are locked in a courtroom battle over their ‘C’ trade marks made up of concentric circles, after IP Australia allowed two of the disputed marks to proceed to registration.
Loss of the Motherland: IP Australia strips Monster Energy of trade mark for non-use
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The maker of Mother energy drinks has had its Motherland trade mark removed by IP Australia, with a delegate granting a win to rival caffeinated beverage maker Vittoria Food & Beverage in finding that the mark should be removed for non-use.
‘Ill-fitting’ and ‘inappropriate’: Experts pan some proposed class action reforms
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Class action experts have knocked several recommendations from the Parliamentary Joint Committee for reforming the class action system, including that group members be guaranteed at least 70 per cent of any settlement or judgment, saying this would be challenging to implement and could make disputes harder to resolve.
Hells Angels unleashes trade mark lawsuit against Redbubble over face masks
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The Australian chapter of the Hells Angels bikie gang is once again going after online marketplace Redbubble for alleged intellectual property infringement, this time over a range of new products that include face masks bearing the group’s famous insignia.
SBS pays nothing to settle defamation lawsuit by Alan Jones
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Shock jock Alan Jones has reached a settlement in his defamation lawsuit against SBS and The Feed presenter Alex Lee over a television segment that referred to him as someone who “spoke to the fears of every xenophobe and misogynist in the country”.
Security for costs not a matter of merits, CBA class action judge says
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A fight over whether a class action applicant must fork over security for costs is not a matter of the strength of the case, says a judge presiding over a class action brought by superannuation holders against Commonwealth Bank of Australia and subsidiaries Colonial First State and Avanteos.
GetSwift’s move to Canada wins court, FIRB approval after fierce opposition by ASIC
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Last-mile logistics software company GetSwift has ceased trading on the ASX after its relocation to Canada got the greenlight by the Federal Court and FIRB despite the company facing ongoing litigation in Australia.
ANZ, OnePath targeted in new class action over super fees
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Law firm Slater & Gordon has brought a class action against ANZ alleging former subsidiary OnePath Custodians breached its duties as a trustee of superannuation funds by slugging members with excessive fees to pay commissions to financial advisers.
Lawyerly holiday publishing schedule
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Lawyerly will be closed from Thursday, December 24 to Thursday, January 7. We will resume regular daily publishing on Friday, January 8.
Facebook, Instagram waived right to arbitrate startup’s competition case
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Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram have lost a bid to shut down a lawsuit brought by an Australian social media startup, with a judge finding the digital giants relinquished their right to move the dispute to California.