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Kalus Kenny Intelex dodges contempt charges in ASIC case
Article 2018-07-19 10:22 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Boutique law firm Kalus Kenny Intelex has escaped contempt of court charges sought by the corporate watchdog alleging it breached orders freezing the assets of clients allegedly involved in a binary options scam.

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Radio Rentals class slammed for delaying proceedings
Class Actions 2018-07-19 9:04 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

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. 

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ACCC sues Aurizon, Pacific National to block rail deal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-19 8:52 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has sued Aurizon and Pacific National, claiming a proposed $225 million deal over a major rail freight business in Queensland would have substantially lessened competition.

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ACCC working on undertaking with Apple Australia, judge told
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-18 11:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The ACCC is working on a court enforceable undertaking with Apple’s Australian unit after it reached a $9 million settlement with Apple Inc. over allegations the company’s iPhone and iPad repair policies violated the Australian Consumer Law, a Federal Court judge said Wednesday.

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Judge says Apple case ‘paradigm example’ of ACL penalty problem
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-18 11:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

In a judgment signing off on Apple’s $9 million settlement with the ACCC over the tech giant’s repair policies, a Federal Court judge has said the case is a “paradigm example” of the problem with how penalties are assessed under the Australian Consumer Law.

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Rokt’s software innovative but not patentable, IP Australia tells court
Article 2018-07-18 10:50 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

An invention that simply puts “a business method or scheme into a computer” is not patentable, the Commissioner of Patents told a court Wednesday on the first day of a highly anticipated trial over a rejected software patent application by marketing tech startup Rokt.

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ASIC email forwarded by Gadens lawyer was proper service, judge says
Justice Craig Colvin 2018-07-18 10:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has shot down a Perth businessman’s argument that an email forwarded by a Gadens lawyer from ASIC alerting him that he had been disqualified from serving as a director did not constitute proper notification.

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Aristocrat wants tens of millions in pokie IP case
Andrew Fox 2018-07-18 10:02 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Gaming giant Aristocrat Technologies is seeking damages in the “high tens of millions of dollars” from rival Konami Australia, after the poker machine developer was found liable for patent infringement.

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Rokt’s software patent to take centre stage in high-stakes hearing
Appeals 2018-07-17 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A three-day hearing starts Wednesday in a challenge by marketing technology startup Rokt to an IP Australia decision that rejected its patent application, a closely-watched case that could move the dial on the patentability of software.

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Costs in “Love is in the Air” IP case ballooning, court told
Gilbert + Tobin 2018-07-17 10:58 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The costs of defending a copyright case over the disco hit “Love is in the Air” are out of control and could exceed any amount recovered, members of US band Glass Candy told a federal court judge, as they faced off against co-defendant Air France in an unsuccessful bid to consolidate the liability and costs phases of the case.

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