Full text post: Vioxx class action: special leave refused
11 July 2012
In 2010 the full court of the Federal Court of Australia overturned a damages award in the VIOXX class action.
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Duncan Campbell
Vioxx class action: special leave refused
10 July 2012
On 15 May 2012 the High Court refused special leave to appeal from the decision of the Full Federal Court to refuse to award damages in the Vioxx class action.
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Point Break Live! heading for a wipe out!
27 May 2011
In the hit 1991 film Point Break the FBI sends young agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) undercover at the beach to mix with surfers (including Bohdi, Patrick Swayze) that they believe could be members of a gang that robs banks wearing masks of ex-US presidents.
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2nd Ave Deli to Heart Attack Grill: “kiss my tuchas”
20 May 2011
Last year we blogged about the Heart Attack Grill in Arizona – a medically themed hamburger restaurant with fat-laden food served by waitresses dressed as nurses – and its action against Heart Stoppers Sports Grill for copying its idea.
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That’s not an adult website fee, it’s a settlement payment!
7 February 2011
Owners of copyright in entertainment content have for some time now been faced with a significant challenge in stamping out infringement by recourse to the courts.
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Apparently, Twitter is not a new idea
1 February 2011
You thought that social networking site Twitter, launched in 2006, was an exemplar of internet entrepreneurship, at the forefront of digital innovation, bravely creating entirely new ways for people to interact, communicate and socialise?
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If I Sued You For Copyright Infringement, Would You Hold It Against Me?
1 February 2011
American country music duo the Bellamy Brothers are reportedly considering suing Britney Spears, arguing that her new song “Hold It Against Me” infringes copyright in their 1979 Tex-Mex hit “If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me”.
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Those are my exclusive rights, hon
31 January 2011
Sometimes intellectual property can get you very hot under the collar.
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BREAKING NEWS: High Court hands down its decision in Health World
21 April 2010
The High Court decision in Health World on the meaning of “person aggrieved” is now available online.
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Restaurants in full-blooded burger battle
4 March 2010
The Heart Attack Grill in Arizona recently filed a complaint against Heart Stoppers Sports Grill in Florida for, among other things, trade mark infringement and unfair competition.
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