UK petrol stations under the pump
14 September 2012
The crusades against petrol prices continue, with the UK OFT the latest regulator to take up the cause.
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Reinforcing the ACCC’s enforcement priorities
14 September 2012
Sims recognises the importance of being boring…sometimes!
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India Supreme Court to rule on ‘evergreening’ clause
14 September 2012
The Swiss drug company Novartis has been involved in a long-running battle (since 2006) for an Indian patent for imatinib mesylate which is the leukaemia drug known as Glivec (Gleevec in the US).
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The Swiss touch
13 September 2012
With the US Department of Justice granting immunity from prosecution to several employees involved in the LIBOR scandal this week we ask: how far does Swiss secrecy go?
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Competing for jurisdiction on both sides of the ditch
13 September 2012
The ACCC and NZCC both come out on top in challenges by Garuda and Visy
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Obama picks new FTC commissioner
13 September 2012
President Obama has nominated Joshua Wright to be an FTC commissioner. Wright is an antitrust professor and has a PhD in economics
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Kim Kardashian settles lawsuit against retailer Old Navy
10 September 2012
More than a year after Kim Kardashian sued Old Navy LLC for its use of a look-alike in in its “Super C-U-T-E” campaign (see our earlier post here), reports suggest Kanye’s leading lady has settled with the brand for the old celebrity favourite – an ‘undisclosed sum’.
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Now there is only One… Direction: Trade mark dispute settles
7 September 2012
Everything’s coming up roses for UK boy band One Direction, this week settling a trade mark dispute with US boy band (also called One Direction) over the use of the name.
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Red soles that ‘pop’ – Louboutin wins trade mark protection
7 September 2012
On 5 September 2012, a New York Appeals Court finally recognised what fashion savvy women have always known – that the red soles of Christian Louboutin shoes identify and distinguish the Louboutin brand.
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High Court refuses special leave in Optus TV Now case
7 September 2012
The High Court has this morning refused Optus’ application for special leave to appeal the Full Court of the Federal Court’s decision in the TV Now case, National Rugby League Investments Pty Limited v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd [2012] FCAFC 59.
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