Australian Patent Journal Round-Up 20 December 2012

An Australian Patent Opposition, Revocation and Extension of Term Round-Up from the Patent Office Journal dated 20 December 2012.

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Opposition Proceedings

Opposition Lodged

Acceptance of the following patent applications has been opposed:

Application No. Applicant(s) Opponent(s)
2005318172

Apparatus and method for producing aerated confectionery masses

 

Kraft Foods R & D Inc. Zweigniederlassung Munchen

 

Mars, Incorporated

2009220019

A wagering system

 

Tabcorp International Pty Ltd

 

Sportingbet Australia Pty Ltd

Opposition Withdrawn

Opposition to acceptance of the following applications has been withdrawn as at 20 December 2012, and the application shall proceed to sealing:

Application No. Applicant(s) Opponent(s)
2005259854

An Echinacea formulation

 

MediHerb Holdings Ltd

 

Optimal RX Pty Ltd, Lyndelen Pty Ltd and Phytomed Medicinal Herbs Ltd )

2006202145

Implantable medical device with simultaneous attachment mechanism and method

 

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

 

Allergan, Inc.

2005290921

Multivalent canine vaccines against Leptospira bratislava and other pathogens

 

Pfizer Products Inc.

 

Merial Ltd

 

Opposition Dismissed

No additional opposition proceedings have been dismissed.

 

Applications Withdrawn

No additional applications have been withdrawn following opposition.

 

Extensions of Term of Standard Patents

 

Applications Filed

No application(s) for Extension of Term under Section 70 have been made.

 

Applications Accepted

No additional application(s) for Extension of Term have been accepted under Section 74.

 

Applications Refused

No additional application(s) for Extension of Term have been refused.

 

Extensions granted

No additional application(s) for Extension of Term have been granted.

 

Surrendered and Revoked Letters Patent

Surrendered Letters Patent

The following patents have been offered for surrender:

Patent No. Patentee(s) Date of Patent Title
2002308471 Stem Cell Therapeutics Inc. 04 January 2008 Neural progenitor cells
2007251905 Stem Cell Therapeutics Inc. 09 August 2012 Neural progenitor cells

 

Revocation of Letters Patent

The following patents have been wholly or partially revoked:

Patent No. Patentee(s) Date of Patent & Title Details
2011200465 F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG 01 November 2012

 

Stable NAD/NADH derivatives

Letters Patent has been revoked in accordance with Section 137 of the Patents Act.