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Global property giant REA Group has blocked a trade mark application by Real Estate Store, a new venture of a former director of Reserve Hotel Group, with IP Australia finding there was a "real and tangible danger" that consumers would think the companies were connected.
The corporate cop has launched action against banking giant Westpac for allegedly selling worthless add-on credit card insurance to unwitting customers, the first of what could be a series of cases against banks in the wake of a remediation program that has returned $250 million to hundreds of thousands of account holders with 11 major lenders.
The prosecution in a criminal cartel case against several banks and high-ranking executives over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement has fought back against accusations that its indictment is "fundamentally flawed" and should be quashed.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has taken the Commonwealth Bank of Australia to court for slapping nearly 1 million customers with unauthorised monthly access fees totaling $55 million over a nine-year period.
The Rolling Stones has successfully opposed registration of the 'Jagger & Stone' clothing trade mark in Australia, with a delegate finding the name was designed to “springboard” off the UK rock band’s worldwide fame.
The ACCC has given the greenlight to NAB's proposed acquisition of digital only bank 86 400, saying the tie-up would not substantially lessen competition.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will seek to drop all charges which were the subject of an arrest warrant against accused fraudster Melissa Caddick, after her remains were found on the NSW South Coast in February.
A class action by investors of collapsed Linchpin Capital against the company's former directors wants to join their insurers as defendants to the proceedings.
Cosmetics giant L’Oreal has lost its opposition to Melbourne-based Lore Perfumery's 'Lore' trade mark, with an IP Australia delegate finding that L’Oreal’s strong reputation made it unlikely that consumers would be deceived or confused.
Construction company Clough Limited has appealed a ruling that found it cannot claim over $15 million paid to employees for cancellation of their shares and options as a tax deduction.