MyCC in a flap over chicken culling
15 November 2012
The Malaysian Competition Commission is considering whether recent chicken culling could involve a breach of competition laws.
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Cover story: magazine publishers in trouble with the ACCC
15 November 2012
The Federal Court hands down a decision against several publishing companies for misleading and deceptive conduct and unconscionable conduct.
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Music to Singapore’s ears as Competition Commission considers ending fight for digital music rights
14 November 2012
Singapore moves to streamline the process of digital music licensing
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Merchants take a swipe at Visa, Mastercard settlement
13 November 2012
Swipe fees, paid by merchants, are estimated to generate around $40 billion per year for the US banks.
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Google ordered to pay $200,000 in damages for online defamation in Victoria
12 November 2012
The Supreme Court of Victoria today handed down its damages judgment in an online defamation case brought against Google Inc and Google Australia.
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Indian Patent Appellate Board confirms that NGOs can oppose patents after grant in India
12 November 2012
On the back of our recent post concerning the grant of compulsory licences for HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B medicines in Indonesia, the Indian Patent Appellate Board has now revoked Roche’s patent for its hepatitis C drug, Pegasys, on the ground that it was not sufficiently inventive and “increased efficacy” required by India’s Patent law was not proved.
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Copyright and biscuits: big questions asked in Donna Hay and Women’s Weekly stoush
12 November 2012
It was the sort of article a fortnight ago which caused a chuckle and then disappeared from view.
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Price-fixing in Malaysia – not a bed of roses
9 November 2012
The MyCC has issued its first proposed decision in relation to a breach of Malaysia’s Competition Act 2010
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Can you actually own the Sword of Azeroth?
9 November 2012
The trade in virtual goods is growing fast, with the US virtual goods market being estimated at US$3 billion this year, and the Asian market at over US$10 million.
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Those drugs cost how much?? Chemist Warehouse price list misleading– but not for the reasons you might think
29 October 2012
Last Monday the Supreme Court of Queensland held that a price list published by various Chemist Warehouse pharmacies in Cairns, Nerang, Coolangatta and other parts of Queensland was likely to mislead or deceive and therefore contravene clause 18 of the Australian Consumer Law (Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), schedule 2, section 18).
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