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Report: securing the missing benefits of Australia's infrastructure boom
The scale of Australia's infrastructure boom is unprecedented: never before has the country sought to deliver so many complex infrastructure projects in such a short space of time. ...
First ACCC merger authorisation – how does it affect you?
This insight explores the impact of the new ACCC merger authorisation process which has been used for the first time since it was introduced following the Harper Reforms in November 2017. ...
From lab to pasture to plate - amendments to the National Gene Technology Scheme
The Federal Government has amended the scheme that regulates the release of genetically modified organisms into the environment in a manner that is commensurate with risk. However, proposals to ammend the Food Standards Code, if any, is pending subject to its review. ...
Will the Australian food regulator change its tuna?
From milk to meat and from chicken to tuna, the global animal-based food industry has been asking 'what's in a name?' in the context of the policy debate over the regulation of vegan alternatives to animal-based food products. ...
Holey Moley guacamole!
Owners of the popular Aussie mini-golf business Holey Moley Golf Club have taken NBA superstar Steph Curry's new US TV show to court for trade mark infringement, in a Happy Gilmore-esque battle for the ages. ...
Strengthening protection of Indigenous Culture and Intellectual Property
Recent attention surrounding use of the Aboriginal flag, and the ACCC's limited success against Birubi Art, highlight the importance of strengthening protection of Indigenous Culture and Intellectual Property. ...
FWC finds dismissal for Facebook post unfair
The Fair Work Commission recently decided that while an employee's Facebook post breached her employment contract and her employer's social media policy, her dismissal was harsh because it didn't take into account her medical condition, her length of service and the lack of any previous performance issues. ...
Global trade mark update
There have been significant, and proposed, trade mark law developments across the globe which are likely to inform trade mark portfolio strategy. ...
Licence to infringe: Patent Office grants Sandoz licence to exploit Lexapro® patent
In the latest chapter of one the longest-running sagas in Australian patent litigation history, the Deputy Commissioner of Patents has retrospectively granted Sandoz a licence to exploit Lundbeck's patent for its blockbuster antidepressant Lexapro® (escitalopram). The licence, only the second of its kind to be granted in Australia, provides Sandoz with a defence to Lundbeck's multi-million dollar infringement claim. ...
Allens advises InfraRed Capital on Curtin University's campus vision
Procurement for Stage One began in 2016 and is a cornerstone in the delivery of Curtin University's new Exchange precinct, a transformative hub that delivers genuine mixed-use development to serve ...