Climate control – carbon cop karma
10 August 2012
The ACCC is still on the beat, but a decline in carbon price complaints suggests this carbon cop is more educator than enforcer.
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Golden arches runs golden social media campaign
10 August 2012
Finding the answers to life’s BIG questions at Maccas has never been so easy.
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Facebook used to serve Flo Rida as rapper sued for sleeping in
10 August 2012
In October 2011, rap fans at the Fat As Butter Festival in Newcastle were waiting expectantly for international superstar Flo Rida to wow them with his 60 minute headline act.
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Liability for User Generated Content on Facebook
9 August 2012
The Advertising Standards Board (ASB) has decided in a recent case involving Smirnoff Vodka that a Facebook page may be considered a ‘marketing communication tool’ when used by an advertiser.
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Crunch time for Sanitarium in Granola trade mark dispute
9 August 2012
It was a case of reap what you know rather than reap what you sow for Sanitarium as the NSW Full Court handed down a decision stating that the trademark “GRANOLA”, an invented word, was capable of being used as a descriptive word given that it had become understood as a descriptive term in Australia.
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Tetris ruling stacks up arguments against videogame clones
8 August 2012
Have you, like us, seen nostalgic Gen X-ers playing new versions of old arcade games on their smartphones and wondered whether these “clones” would sooner or later make an appearance on IP Whiteboard?
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How will they bear it? German Cartel Office says to Gummi “€2.4M thanks!”
3 August 2012
Gummi bears may make children happy, but manufacturer Haribo will be unhappy with the €2.4M fine imposed for exchanging information with competitors.
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Iris my case – the Malaysian flower growers’ cartel
30 July 2012
The Malaysian Competition Commission uncovers price-fixing operation and is preparing to hand down its first decision under the new legislative regime.
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US District Court blows full time on cartel proceedings against Florida West
26 July 2012
The District Court accepts no contest plea from cartel participant Florida West, allowing them to accept penalty without admitting to antitrust violations.
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