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Corner Hotel appeals loss in trade mark fight with jazz club
The Corner Hotel is taking another stab at cancelling a rival club's 'jazz corner' and 'jazz corner hotel trade marks', after a judge found the marks did not infringe  the famed Richmond pub's 'corner' trade marks.
K&L Gates boosts IP team by snapping up Herbert Smith Freehills partner
K&L Gates has bolstered its Australian intellectual property team by nabbing a leading IP lawyer and partner from rival Herbert Smith Freehills.
Solomon Lew’s retail giant The Just Group sued for $3.4M in unpaid rent
Australian investment management group Fortius Funds Management has taken retail giant The Just Group to court seeking millions of dollars in allegedly unpaid rent for four stores in Sydney's MidCity Shopping Centre.
The Corner Hotel loses trade mark lawsuit against Birdland-affiliated jazz club
A judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by famed Richmond pub The Corner Hotel against a jazz club formed in partnership with iconic New York club Birdland alleging infringement of its 'corner' trade marks.
Judge won’t entertain defective defence argument in negligence case against K&L Gates
K&L Gates has fended off a mid-case bid for costs by former clients who are seeking $3 million in a negligence lawsuit and told a court on Wednesday they wasted money responding to a "defective defence" by the law firm.
Young Rich Lister’s company hit with trade mark lawsuit
A company run by an AFR Young Rich Lister has been taken to court for allegedly infringing an Indigenous-owned entrepreneurship coaching company’s trade mark. 
Cabcharge provider sues Melbourne, Sydney cabbies over trade mark
The company behind the popular taxi payment system Cabcharge has filed a lawsuit against 11 small taxi businesses accusing them of infringing its trade marks and causing injury to its commercial reputation.
Insurer appeals ruling putting it on hook for Opal Tower coverage
Insurer Liberty Mutual is challenging its loss in a coverage dispute with construction company Icon Co over $31 million in losses stemming from Sydney's Opal Tower, whose residents were evacuated after cracks appeared in the tower's walls on Christmas Eve in 2018.
Craft brewery can’t overturn cancellation of ‘Urban Ale’ trade mark
A Melbourne-based craft brewery has failed to save its 'Urban Ale' trade mark, with the Full Federal Court dismissing its appeal and finding that a judgment ordering the cancellation of the mark was correct.
Icon wins dispute with insurers over Opal Tower coverage
Construction firm Icon Co has won a coverage dispute with its insurers over $31 million in losses stemming from Sydney's ill-fated Opal Tower, whose residents were evacuated after cracks appeared in the tower's walls on Christmas Eve in 2018.