Treasury Wine Estates has gone on the offensive in an intellectual property dispute with Melbourne-based “wine in a can” maker Barokes, launching court proceedings alleging the company’s patents are invalid and claiming it made “unjustified threats” against the Penfolds maker.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is reportedly seeking a $10 million fine against H.J. Heinz after a Federal Court found it made misleading claims about the health benefits of its Little Kids Shredz products.
The Australian maker of Difflam has taken UK consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser to court over ads for Strepfen that claim the rival lozenges provide ‘longer lasting relief’ from sore throats.
When US food giant Kraft faces off next week in its lawsuit against Aussie cheese company Bega for allegedly violating its peanut butter trade dress, the court will be faced with the thorny task of unraveling a complex corporate transaction that left both companies claiming rights to the iconic trade dress.
Globe International denies that it violated the law when it sent multiple letters to Kmart allegedly threatening legal action for infringing its copyright for cargo pants and shorts.
The former CEO of organic baby food producer Bellamy’s Australia has lost a legal battle over $1.2 million in options she claimed she was owed as part of a long-term financial incentives scheme.
The Federal Court has dismissed an application by tax lawyer Michael Binetter and his wife Suzanne Binetter to dip into over $3 million in frozen assets to fund a case over an alleged $120 million international tax evasion scheme.
A barrister representing Radio Rentals in a class action alleging its rental practices violated responsible lending laws has told a Federal Court judge that repeated delays by the Maurice Blackburn-led class could damage the company.
A judge has shot down a bid by Kraft for extensive discovery from Bega, but granted its request for a so-called Sabre order against US company Mondelez, three weeks before trial kicks off in the case over who owns the rights to the iconic Kraft peanut butter trade dress in Australia.
The former CEO of organic baby food producer Bellamy’s Australia has sued her old employer over $1.2 million in options allegedly owed as part of a long-term financial incentives scheme.