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Intellectual Property rights in wartime
As Russia's war on Ukraine continues to cause mass devastation to the country and its people, the response of much of the Western world, including Australia, has been to impose a series of economic sanctions against the Kremlin. ...
Parking threats of patent infringement proceedings: UbiPark v TMA Capital Australia
Recently, Justice Moshinsky of the Federal Court granted an interlocutory injunction to restrain a patentee from making further threats of infringement proceedings against the customers and potential customers of an entity against whom the patentee had already made threats. Historically, interlocuto ...
Update on computer-implemented inventions
Digital technologies are shaping the future. Yet, in Australia, a series of Federal Court and Australia Patent Office decisions have not upheld the patentability of computer-implemented inventions. It's hoped the High Court's Aristocrat decision will provide greater certainty for software and ...
ACCC delivers bitter pill on patent settlement
The ACCC proposes to deny authorisation for a patent litigation settlement between Celgene and two generic drug companies. The decision demonstrates a hardening of the ACCC’s views against patent settlements that seek to place restrictions on market participants. ...
Allens acts for Veolia on GCR Awards 2022 Merger Control Matter of the Year
'We are pleased to have acted for Veolia in such a significant acquisition and it was a pleasure to work with Chief Legal Officer, Jane Sandilands, the team at Veolia Australia and also with Veolia ...
Employment & Safety: Federal Court considers 'stoppage of work' in Qantas stand down dispute and other developments
The latest issues, decisions and proposed changes impacting business and workplace risk. ...
Allens advises on funding of Australia's first integrated rare earths refinery
The government's funding comprises a $1.05 billion non-recourse loan provided to a subsidiary of Iluka Resources to fund the construction and commissioning of the Eneabba Rare Earths Refinery in ...
Everything you need to know about cyber risks, resilience and responsibilities
Organisations today are both blessed and cursed with extraordinary amounts of data. The responsibility for information security and data governance starts and ends with the board and senior management. We offer a handbook to help navigate duties and liabilities and a checklist of questions directors should be asking. ...
Major new reforms remove roadblocks to startups attracting and retaining talent through an employee share scheme
We have summarised below some of the key features of the new legislation and the associated benefits for eligible startups and other proprietary companies. ...
Allens advises Nexif's financiers to power up wind and gas generation portfolio
'This transaction represents an important and unique contribution to Australia's energy transition landscape. Not only is the transaction a further development of the broader trend of sponsors ...