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Allens advises Northleaf and InfraRed consortium on NZ$1.7bn towers investment
The consortium acquired an 80 per cent equity interest in the network for a combined NZ$1.7 billion (with Infratil retaining a 20 per cent interest). The deal will create New Zealand’s largest ...
From Sleeping Giant to Awakening Giant – ANDHealth Report on the Australian Digital Health Sector
ANDHealth recently launched its detailed report on the state of the Australian digital health sector, The Awakening Giant: The Rise of Australia's Evidence-Based Digital Health Sector. In this Insight we summarise some of the key takeaways from the report, including key trends and challenges for the Australian market. ...
Allens acts in landmark AI-inventorship case set for the High Court of Australia
In a world first, Allens, representing Dr Thaler, initially succeeded before the Federal Court in challenging a decision of the Commissioner of Patents that only humans can be named as inventors. T ...
Allens advises Sydney Fish Market on new digital trading platform
SFMblue was delivered through a partnership between the historic Sydney Fish Market and fast-growing, innovative technology company, ShoreTrade. The new online marketplace will allow for ...
Case of the 'x' – collaborations in the metaverse
The explosion of the metaverse into popular consciousness has created a wealth of exciting new commercial opportunities for businesses. However, as discussed in more detail in this Insight, these collaborative projects give rise to a number of unique and important legal considerations. ...
Australia rules on patents for computer-implemented inventions
The High Court of Australia has grappled with the question of when a computer-implemented invention is patentable. Unfortunately, for technology owners and implementers in this space, the bench was split evenly. By a technicality, the case (Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2022] HCA 29) was decided against the patentee. In this Insight we unpack the two High Court opinions and how these approaches compare to recent case law and Patent Office practice. ...
Allens advises Morrison & Co and Brookfield led consortium on $3.7 billion acquisition of Uniti Group
Uniti Group Limited is the second largest fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) provider in Australia and owns fibre broadband builders OptiComm and LBNCo, and Telstra’s former FTTP business, Velocity. 'We ...
In Touch: Bingo Industries pleads guilty to criminal cartel offences, Google ordered to pay $60m penalty and other developments
The latest in competition and consumer law. ...
Allens and Linklaters advise on acquisition of Spark New Zealand’s mobile tower business
Spark New Zealand is the largest telecommunications and digital services company in the country, with 1,263 sites. As part of the acquisition, Spark New Zealand has entered into a 15-year agreement ...