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Hanwha can amend solar patent at centre of IP feud with rivals
The Federal Court has granted a bid by global solar cell manufacturer Hanwha to amend the patent behind its solar technology at the centre of a hotly contested infringement case against three rivals.
Ripple blocked from advertising to Australians in PayID trade mark dispute
A court has issued an order restraining US blockchain company Ripple Labs from advertising its PayID system to Aussies, two days after the company agreed to geoblock its website within Australia.
Judge recuses himself from patent spat over Melbourne parking detector
A  judge has stepped aside from a patent lawsuit brought by tech firm Vehicle Monitoring Systems over a parking system used by the City of Melbourne after finding there may be a "genuine perception" that he could not approach the case with an open mind.
Thomson Geer completes fourth raid in pursuit of big firm status
Just weeks after raids on DLA Piper and Macpherson Kelley, Thomson Geer has announced its fourth acquisition of the year, poaching a specialist tech law team from Russell Kennedy, as the firm pushes forward with plans to become one of the country’s top firms.
Ripple Labs to rebrand in face of PayID trade mark lawsuit
US blockchain technology firm Ripple Labs has said that it will rebrand and block access to allegedly infringing websites as it seeks to rapidly resolve an intellectual property dispute launched over the PayID trade mark.
Owner of PayID trade mark sues cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs
The company behind the ubiquitous mobile banking PayID system has filed Federal Court trade mark proceedings against a US blockchain technology firm over its global real-time payment service.
Google fires new shot at ‘unworkable’ ACCC media bargaining code
Search engine giant Google has fired off another round of criticism of the Government's proposed media bargaining code, calling it "unworkable" and "extremely one-sided and unfair".
Court approves $2.9M penalty against HealthEngine for misleading reviews
A court has approved a $2.9 million penalty against medical booking platform HealthEngine after the company admitted to deleting and altering unfavourable reviews and misusing consumer data.
Directed Electronics seeks $18M from Isuzu for alleged contract, copyright breaches
Australian auto electronics company Directed Electronics is seeking at least $18 million from truck company Isuzu for allegedly breaching a contract for the supply of a new audio visual unit and aiding a former employee's alleged theft of company information.
Facebook, Google hit with class action over cryptocurrency ad ban
Facebook and Google have been hit with a class action alleging their 2018 decisions to ban advertising of cryptocurrencies breached competition laws.