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Mother drink maker wins stay of trade mark loss, but must swallow costs
The maker of Mother brand energy drinks has won a stay of a judge’s decision to remove one of its trade marks for non-use, but has been hit with indemnity costs in its ongoing intellectual property stoush with rival Cantarella Bros.
Energy Beverages tries to revive ‘Mother’ trade marks
The maker of Mother brand energy drinks has filed an appeal challenging a judge's decision to remove two of its registered 'Mother' trade marks for non-use.
GetSwift says stock price drop didn’t prove ‘materiality’ of ASX statements
Logistics company GetSwift will argue on appeal that a judge who found the company took a "PR-driven approach" to ASX statements was wrong in his assessment of whether those statements contained material omissions.
Judge trashes Energy Beverages’ ‘Mother’ trade marks
Energy Beverages, which makes Mother brand energy drinks, has failed to convince a judge that two of its 'Mother' trade marks should not be removed for non-use.
‘You’re my pet’: Ex-One Nation senator Brian Burston can’t dodge sexual harassment case
Former One Nation senator Brian Burston has largely lost his bid to throw out a sexual harassment and discrimination case by former staffer Wendy Leach.
Nuix scolded by judge for defaulting on orders in former CEO’s case
A judge overseeing a case brought by the former boss of Nuix has taken the embattled technology company to task for failing to comply with court orders that it file evidence by the end of last week.
Finish detergent wins injunction in Powerball trade mark case
The makers of Finish dishwashing products has secured an injunction keeping rival Somat products branded with an allegedly infringing logo from supermarket shelves until the Federal Court decides a high-stakes trade mark battle.
Westpac settles case by senior exec who made whistleblower complaint to CEO
Westpac has reached a settlement in a case brought by a former longtime employee and whistleblower who claimed the banking giant dismissed her in retaliation for complaints about its compliance failings.
Finish Powerball maker wants to derail competitor’s launch, court hears
An urgent injunction sought by the makers of Finish dishwashing products to remove Henkel Australia’s flagship product from supermarket shelves could derail the launch of Somat-branded products in Australia, a court has heard.
CBA slams class action’s ‘shameless’ attempt to obtain CEO’s emails
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has slammed an attempt by a class action to “trawl through” its Chief Executive Officer’s emails in search of correspondence regarding it decision to rebate commissions grandfathered by the Future of Financial Advice reforms.