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Viterra loses third bid for Cargill talks with Allens over Joe White sale
Agriculture 2018-05-18 5:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Viterra has failed in its third bid to access communications between Cargill Australia and its lawyers related to Cargill’s $420 million purchase of malt producer Joe White Maltings from Viterra in 2013.

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SNF renews challenge to BASF patent
Energy & Natural Resources 2018-05-15 11:24 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

SNF has filed an appeal with the Federal Court after the Australian Patent Office shot down its challenge to a mining patent application by rival BASF.

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Take-Two wins temporary block of Grand Theft Auto alterations
Entertainment 2018-05-11 10:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Take-Two Interactive has won a temporary injunction blocking a gamer from making unauthorised changes to its popular Grand Theft Auto video game.

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Encompass appeals fintech patent loss
Gilbert + Tobin 2018-05-10 2:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

An appeal has been filed by financial software company Encompass Corp. after a Federal Court judge found two of its patents for computer software failed the method of manufacture test and were invalid.

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Taronga Zoo settles TM case against Sydney rival
Allens 2018-05-10 2:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Taronga Conservation Society Australia and Sydney Zoo have agreed to settle their legal battle over the use of the name “Sydney Zoo”. 

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Quinn Emanuel withdraws as class action reps after funder challenges fees
Article 2018-04-30 4:18 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Quinn Emanuel has been forced to bow out as class action counsel in a case against Bank of Queensland after litigation funder Vannin Capital called for the law firm’s $4 million fee to be challenged.

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Judge invalidates Encompass’ software patents
Gilbert + Tobin 2018-04-27 11:27 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Financial software company Encompass Corp., which lost its patent infringement case against technology firm InfoTrack, and lost its patents in the process, should pay just 30% of InfoTrack’s costs, the Federal Court has been told.

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Judge won’t give Sexpo early peek of docs in consumer case
Article 2018-04-26 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A judge has denied an attempt by adult exhibition operator Sexpo to gain pre-litigation access to documents held by members of a movement that last year linked the exhibition to child pornography, saying Sexpo had not establish a belief that the statements damaged its reputation.  

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Warner Bros wins appeal in feud with Mad Max director
Contracts 2018-04-24 7:51 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Warner Bros. has won an appeal in a dispute with the Australian director and producer of Hollywood smash Mad Max: Fury Road over a $7 million bonus the Sydney-based film makers claimed they were owed after making the film under budget.

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IP Australia rejects SNF challenge to BASF mining patent
Energy & Natural Resources 2018-04-19 1:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Australian Patent Office has shot down a challenge by SNF to a BASF application for a mining patent.

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