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Tech exec subjected to DXC’s ‘unreasonable’ 7-year restraint clause wins appeal
Acting Justice Carolyn Simpson 2023-05-16 10:28 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has found a seven-year non-competition clause in US tech giant DXC Eclipse’s agreement with the former director of Melbourne software firm Sable37, which it acquired in 2018, was unreasonable.

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Litigation privilege claim over Nine reporter’s emails denied in cavoodle defamation case
Bird & Bird 2022-12-14 3:41 pm By Sam Matthews

Nine has mostly lost its bid to shield documents produced under subpoena in a defamation case brought over A Current Affair’s coverage of barrister Gina Edwards’ custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle.

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Barrister was scared to return to chambers after Nine’s ‘cavoodle caper’, court told
Bird & Bird 2022-12-12 9:29 pm By Sam Matthews

A Sydney barrister was embarrassed and afraid to return to chambers following Channel Nine’s allegedly defamatory coverage of her custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle, a court has heard.

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Judge rejects barrister’s fishing expedition in doggie defamation case
Bird & Bird 2022-12-06 5:15 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected barrister Gina Edwards’ “somewhat speculative” bid to issue interrogatories to Nine, weeks out from trial in a defamation case brought over the media company’s coverage of her custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle.

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‘Not innocent’: Boart Longyear can’t avoid tool recall in patent infringement spat
Adrian Ryan 2022-11-21 9:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mineral exploration company Boart Longyear has been granted leave to appeal a finding that it infringed a patent for a mining tool, but it can’t avoid a recall of its tools, with a judge saying its actions were “not uninformed or innocent”.

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Nine tells court barrister stole Insta-famous cavoodle, misled police
Bird & Bird 2022-11-07 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has questioned Nine’s eleventh-hour bid to add allegations of “serious criminal offences” against a barrister who sued the media company over its coverage of her custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle.

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Howden can’t use expert report in ‘wasteful’ patent application against Minetek
Bird & Bird 2022-10-11 12:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has refused a bid by manufacturer Howden to use an expert report before IP Australia in a dispute accusing rival Minetek of misappropriating confidential information for an industrial fan patent, saying it was “wasteful” when a similar dispute was already before the court.

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Court finds Globaltech, Boart Longyear infringed mining patent
Adrian Ryan 2022-10-10 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found mining tool company Globaltech and mineral exploration company Boart Longyear infringed a patent for a mining tool owned by Australian Mud Company.

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Globaltech’s mining survey patent faces second challenge
Adrian Ryan 2022-08-10 10:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Globaltech patent for mining survey tools is facing another test, with rival technology company Reflex Technologies lodging an appeal after its invalidity challenge flopped.

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Reflex fails to prove invalidity of Globaltech patent for devices sold to Boart Longyear
Adrian Ryan 2022-07-14 2:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Technology company Reflex Instruments has lost its challenge to rival Globaltech’s patent for two mining survey tools, with a judge finding Reflex had not established the technology wasn’t novel and lacked an inventive step.

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