Banking on the ACCC
6 February 2019
As the banking world digests Commissioner Hayne’s report, we look at what the Banking Royal Commission might mean for the ACCC.
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All Mallesons Pulse Posts
Trouble in paradise! The ‘Bula’ debate and the importance of cultural sensitivity in registering trade marks
31 January 2019
The word ‘Bula’ translates to ‘life’.
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Let’s get clinical: Federal Court of Australia examines representations about ‘clinical’ efficacy of over-the-counter deodorants
25 January 2019
Whether certain implied representations as to the clinical efficacy of deodorant products amounted to misleading or deceptive conduct for the purposes of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) was examined by the Federal Court of Australia in its recent decision in Unilever Australia Ltd v Beiersdorf Australia Ltd [2018] FCA 2076.
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No Wiggle Room for Overseas Providers
19 December 2018
Wiggle has paid a penalty after wrongfully representing that it was not liable for its faulty products under Australian law because it was based overseas.
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Generic supplier obtains substantial reduction in damages awarded against it
11 December 2018
Earlier this month, we reported on the Full Court’s decision in Generic Health v Bayer [2018] FCAFC 183, in which the Full Court clarified that when estimating or valuing a lost opportunity or assessing a hypothetical counterfactual for any scenario short of certainty, some discount must be made to reflect that less than certain position.
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No More Tampon Tax!
6 December 2018
The Government has determined to remove the GST on feminine hygiene products from 1 January 2019. The ACCC will monitor the market.
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Manner of manufacture and software-based inventions: What does it mean for an invention to involve “an improvement in the computer”?
5 December 2018
Whether inventions relating to the use of a computer are patentable according to the ‘manner of manufacture’ test has for many years been unclear in Australia.
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The new frontier in sanctions – OFAC and Bitcoin
5 December 2018
Digital asset businesses should be thinking carefully now about how they build and implement effective financial crime controls, including sanctions.
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Rotten Otton hit with highest ever ACL penalty
20 November 2018
Federal Court issues a record $18 million penalty for We Buy Houses Pty Ltd and its principal
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A very modest win: Generic Health gets 2% cut to Bayer’s $25 million damages
8 November 2018
Last year, Bayer was awarded more than $25 million (plus interest and indemnity costs) against Generic Health in the first Federal Court award of damages for pharmaceutical patent infringement.
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