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Bank of Queensland loses fight with insurer over $6M class action settlement
Class Actions 2018-11-07 10:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bank of Queensland has lost a dispute with two insurers over coverage for a $6 million settlement of a class action brought by investors in a Ponzi scheme by jailed scammer Bradley Sherwin, with a judge shooting down the bank’s argument that the class action should only be considered one claim under the policy.

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Alphapharm slams Sanofi amendment delay in injunction battle
Christian Dimitriadis 2018-11-02 10:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

Generic drug maker Alphapharm says rival Sanofi-Aventis waited to amend its injector pen patent until the heated IP battle between the two firms had commenced, despite knowing about the amendments for three years.

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Alphapharm loses bid for docs in Sanofi injector pen patent dispute
Christian Dimitriadis 2018-10-30 11:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Generic drug maker Alphapharm has lost another bid for documents from Sanofi-Aventis in advance of a hearing on Sanofi’s interlocutory application seeking to block the generic drug maker from listing its injector pen on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

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Federal Court to weigh in on genome editing patent
Ashurst 2018-10-17 3:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A South Korean biotech company has filed an appeal with the Federal Court after an Ashurst partner succeeded in opposing the company’s proposed patent for a genome editing technology.

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Crown says NSW gov’t ‘spruiked’ to block Sydney harbour views
Ashurst 2018-10-15 11:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

Crown Resorts has accused the NSW government of breaching its contractual obligations by “spruiking” to construction firms for development at central Barangaroo that would obstruct its views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.

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Genome editing patent gets thumbs down by IP Australia
Ashurst 2018-09-19 8:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A patent for genome editing technology by a South Korean biotechnology company has been rejected for a lack of clarity, novelty, and inventiveness, but the Australian Patent Office has given the company two months to try again.

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Alphapharm can’t get docs ahead of hearing on injector pen injunction
Healthcare 2018-09-18 9:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Generic drug company Alphapharm has lost a bid for documents it claimed would show Sanofi-Aventis suspected as early as 2015 that patents for one of its injector pens may be invalid.

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Alphapharm says Sanofi patent amendment should doom injunction bid
Christian Dimitriadis 2018-08-30 9:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

Generic drug maker Alphapharm is fighting a bid by global pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis to block the listing of one of its injector pens, saying the proposed injunction should be denied because Sanofi is seeking to amend the patent at issue.

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Hancock fights back against doc bid in Rinehart family feud
Contracts 2018-08-27 11:24 am By Miklos Bolza

Hancock Prospecting, owned by mining magnate Mrs Gina Rinehart, is fighting a bid by daughter Ms Bianca Rinehart to access the company’s books and records, saying an upcoming High Court decision may change the fate of the case.

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Sanofi launches patent case over Alphapharm injector pen
Healthcare 2018-08-21 11:00 pm By Miklos Bolza

Global pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis has launched patent infringement proceedings against generic drug maker Alphapharm seeking “urgent interlocutory relief” to prevent a generic injector pen from being listed on the market.

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