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Ex-Nuix director wants class action shelved until ASIC case wraps up
ASIC 2023-02-02 4:12 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A former Nuix director has made a bid to stay a shareholder class action, which accuses the software company of failing to alert the market to red flags in the business, pending the outcome of separate proceedings by ASIC.

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From $2.8M win to just $6,000, Microsoft’s case against computer retailer crashes to earth
Appeals 2023-01-16 1:35 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Microsoft has won a pittance for copyright infringement but copped a “substantial costs order” in its six-year-old intellectual property suit against a Melbourne computer retailer over its Windows 7 software, which previously netted the Silicon Valley giant a $2.8 million payout from Judge Sandy Street that was slammed as a “regrettable” judicial failure.

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Nuix says it didn’t have to disclose $17M post-IPO shortfall to investors
ASIC 2023-01-11 10:15 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Hitting back at ASIC’s claims it misled investors and breached disclosure rules, technology company Nuix says it had no knowledge it was failing to meet its FY21 forecast and didn’t need to disclose to investors draft documents showing missed internal targets.

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Body of work: 3D printed cadaver patent faces legal challenge
Healthcare 2023-01-01 11:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

An Adelaide digital printing firm has brought a case against two healthcare companies in the United States, challenging a patent for producing 3D printed, artificial cadavers used in medical training and research. 

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‘Substantial industrial theft’: Hytera to face damages for stealing Motorola’s source code
Cameron Moore 2022-12-23 8:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has found Shenzhen-based based radio manufacturer Hytera engaged in “substantial industrial theft” by appropriating Motorola’s source code for its digital mobile radios and should be on the hook for additional damages for “flagrantly” infringing Motorola’s copyright.

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Epic Games may face class action over ‘addictive’ Fortnite game
Bannister Law 2022-12-23 6:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Epic Games is facing a class action investigation for allegedly failing to warn parents about the addictive nature of its popular battle royale game Fortnite.

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Ex-Vocus chairman Vaughan Bowen defeats insider trading charges
Technology 2022-12-23 2:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Insider trading charges against former Vocus chairman Vaughan Bowen have been discharged, fifteen months after they were brought.

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Pokemon wins injunction against augmented reality game, NFTs
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-12-22 5:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has granted the Pokemon Company’s request for a temporary injunction restraining an Australian business from developing an augmented reality game featuring its popular Pokemon characters and selling related NFTs. 

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‘Disastrous’ GetSwift class action settlement revised down to $1M
Alan Shearer 2022-12-20 4:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A $1.5 million class action settlement against failed logistics provider GetSwift, which a judge termed a “disaster”, has been revised down to $1 million and may face a liquidators’ challenge that could see a group members recover nothing.

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Finder Wallet taken to court by ASIC over ‘unlicensed’ crypto product
ASIC 2022-12-15 5:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

ASIC has filed a lawsuit against Finder Wallet, a subsidiary of comparison website Finder.com, alleging the company breached various requirements in relation to its crypto product Finder Earn.

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