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Rio Tinto wins ok for mining patent on appeal
Allens 2018-06-20 11:32 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Rio Tinto subsidiary Technological Resources has won its appeal of an IP Australia ruling that rejected its mining patent after a challenge by the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation.

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Domino’s can’t raise Uber patent in battle over GPS tracking
Allens 2018-06-19 10:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has served up a loss for Domino’s Pizza in its ongoing IP battle with Australian tech startup Precision Tracking, dismissing the company’s bid to bolster its case with an Uber patent. 

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Class action lawyers should be able to work on contingency, VLRC says
Class Actions 2018-06-19 3:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Class action lawyers should be allowed to charge contingency fees and earn a percentage of any settlement, the Victorian Law Reform Commission said Tuesday on the much anticipated release of its report into class action funding.

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MWL founders look to bring derivative suit against Focus Financial
Corporate 2018-06-19 3:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

MWL Financial Group’s co-founder and a group of superannuation and investment funds are seeking court approval to bring a derivative suit on behalf of the investment adviser against its private equity-backed US parent company, Focus Financial.

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Canadian poppy coin invalidates own patent, Australia tells court
Article 2018-06-18 10:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Government has revealed its “knockout claim” in an international IP dispute, accusing the Royal Canadian Mint of invalidating its own patent for printed coins by distributing the coins prior to the patent being filed.

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Spat over ‘secret’ side deal in class action tossed on appeal
Chief Justice James Allsop 2018-06-18 10:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

A legal stoush over a “secret” side agreement between the lead applicant in a shareholder class action and a litigation funder has been shut down, with the Full Federal Court on Monday dismissing an appeal by the applicant.

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Apple to pay $9M in ACCC case over iPhone repairs
Clayton Utz 2018-06-18 9:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

Apple will pay $9 million to resolve a case by the ACCC alleging the US tech giant’s repair policies were in breach of the Australian Consumer Law, according to a court order Monday.

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Law firm can’t put ‘parasitic’ rival on hook for GetSwift costs
Article 2018-06-15 8:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

Squire Patton Boggs, one of the losing law firms in the GetSwift class action beauty contest, has lost again, this time in its fight to have winning firm Phi Finney McDonald pay its legal costs.

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ASIC takes Westpac to court for financial adviser’s bad behaviour
Financial Services 2018-06-15 3:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator has launched legal action against Westpac Banking Corp. over a former financial planner’s poor advice that resulted in multimillion dollar losses to customers.

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Judge won’t halt Quinn Emanuel AMP class action over venue fight
Adam Hochroth 2018-06-15 2:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

A NSW Supreme Court judge refused Friday to pause one of five class actions against AMP despite an impending battle over where the cases should be heard.

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