Judge calls time out on beer merger
28 February 2013
DOJ action stayed while remedies focussed on Corona negotiated with AB InBev and Modelo
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All Mallesons Pulse Posts
Titanic challenge for Clive Palmer to obtain registered trade marks
27 February 2013
Clive Palmer: billionaire businessman, occasional politician, joint secretary general of the World Leadership Alliance and, er, trade marks expert.
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No defamation or discrimination liability for Google Australia
27 February 2013
The Federal Court has found that Google Australia has no ability to control or manage the Google search engine and has therefore dismissed defamation and discrimination claims against the search giant.
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ACCC 2013 agenda offers little for businesses involved in social media
25 February 2013
It is surprising that the ACCC’s updated Compliance and Enforcement Policy for 2013 makes no express mention of social media. Introduced by Rod Sims in a speech in Sydney on Thursday, 22 February 2013, to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, the ACCC’s priorities extend to “online consumer issues” but that’s as far as it goes.
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“Strong enforcement” – The ACCC’s key priorities for 2013
22 February 2013
The ACCC yesterday released its new Compliance and Enforcement Policy which sets out its priorities for 2013, emphasising its focus on enforcement.
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Kingisland hit with a meaty sum
22 February 2013
The Victorian Federal Court has ordered Kingisland to pay $50,000 for false or misleading representations about the place of origin of its meat
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The ACCC to be re-ENERGISED
21 February 2013
The Federal Government has requested approval from state and territory leaders for its three nominations for commissioners to the ACCC
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Bottoms-up: two liquor producers rethink RPM
21 February 2013
Two of China’s most famous liquor producers, Maotai and Wuliangye, have been fined RMB 449 million (A$69.4 million) for resale price maintenance
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When technology becomes too popular: ‘We the People’ perhaps a case in point
20 February 2013
For those of us rounding up our 25,000 closest friends for a ‘We The People’ petition in the USA, we have some bad news. Only a few days after we posted about the now infamous ‘Death Star’ petition, the White House blogged that due to the popularity of the site, the numbers needed to obtain a response from the White House have now jumped to 100,000 (a 75% leap for those with a statistical bent).
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Today is the day … for a European Patent Court
20 February 2013
European member states have signed an agreement to pave the way for the introduction of an Unitary Patent Court.
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