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Full Court upholds Sequenom’s win in patent battle over prenatal genetic tests
Adrian Ryan 2021-06-21 6:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Full Federal Court has upheld US biotech company Sequenom’s  patent for a noninvasive prenatal genetic test, rejecting rival Ariosa Diagnostic’s argument that the patent merely described a way to extract incorporeal genetic information.

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Decade-long dispute over vehicle parking monitoring patent rolls on
Adrian Ryan 2020-07-09 7:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Vehicle Management Systems will take another crack at opposing a patent application by rival SARB Management Group for an integrated magnetic parking overstay detector.

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Sequenom’s ‘incorporeal’ prenatal genetic test unpatentable, Ariosa tells Full Court
Adrian Ryan 2020-06-29 9:12 pm By Miklos Bolza

Ariosa Diagnostics is fighting to revoke a patent for noninvasive prenatal test owned by Sequenom, arguing it merely describes how to extract “incorporeal” genetic information that is naturally found within the DNA of an unborn foetus.

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Judge won’t recuse himself from patent case against Globaltech, Boart Longyear
Adrian Ryan 2020-06-12 10:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has rejected calls by mining tool company Globaltech and driller Boart Longyear to disqualify himself from hearing a patent infringement case against them, despite ruling in an earlier proceeding that the patent was valid and that Globaltech had infringed it.

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Ex-Directed Electronics manager dropped lawyers mid-trial in ‘tactical’ move, court hears
Adrian Ryan 2020-05-04 1:00 pm By Miklos Bolza

Directed Electronics has slammed a decision by one of its former managers to switch lawyers in the middle of a trial over alleged corporate theft, saying the move had a “tactical flavour”.

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Court tosses opposition to SARB patent application for parking overstay detector
Adrian Ryan 2020-03-30 5:22 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has dismissed an opposition by tech company Vehicle Management Systems to a patent application by rival SARB Management Group for an integrated magnetic parking overstay detector.

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Judge says watching trial on iPad in lockdown scenario would be ‘unsatisfactory’
Adrian Ryan 2020-03-25 12:41 pm By Miklos Bolza

The judge overseeing the trial in a trade secrets case brought by Australian auto electronics developer Directed Electronics OE against its rivals is considering how the cross-examination of witnesses will proceed given current restrictions imposed on gatherings due to the coronavirus, including in the event of a possible lockdown.

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Sussan faces lawsuit over worker’s ‘humiliating’ experience with Kylie Minogue impersonator
Adrian Ryan 2020-02-10 10:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Women’s clothing retailer Sussan is facing a lawsuit from an employee who claims he suffered psychological injury after being forced to don gold hotpants, a bikini top and a pink cowboy hat and perform with a Kylie Minogue impersonator at a company event.

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BlueScope tried to protect ‘invalid monopoly’ by withholding trade secrets, judge says
Adrian Ryan 2020-01-14 11:55 am By Miklos Bolza

BlueScope’s decision to hide its trade secrets has doomed its patent infringement lawsuit against South Korean rival Dongkuk Steel, with a judge dismissing the case and invalidating two of the steel giant’s patents.

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Globaltech sues Reflex Instruments over mining tech sold to Boart Longyear
Adrian Ryan 2019-11-06 7:19 pm By Miklos Bolza

Technology firm Globaltech Corporation has filed Federal Court proceedings against rival Reflex Instruments for selling two mining survey devices to drilling company Boart Longyear that allegedly infringe its patent.

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