Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 11 April 2014
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 11 April 2014.
Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 4 April 2014
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 4 April 2014.
Extension Enabled by Esoteric Experts; but it Pays to Gaze Forward in Time
The decision in Shelford Services Pty Limited v Baylor Research Institute provides further indication of how the Australian Patent Office will apply the new “Raising the Bar” opposition extension of time provisions.
Australian Government Seeks Comment on DIY IP Agreements
The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property has released a discussion paper in relation to a proposed Intellectual Property (IP) Toolkit for collaborations between publicly funded research organisations and the private sector.
Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 28 March 2014
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 28 March 2014. We advise our clients (whether as IP owners or as alleged infringers) and act for them in relation to patent litigation, trade mark litigation, registered design litigation, domain name, plant breeder’s rights, confidential information and copyright litigation.
35 U.S.C. 101 – USPTO Issues guidelines for examiners on what is patentable subject matter
The recent AMP v Myriad decision1 (‘Myriad’) in the United States Supreme Court explored subject matter excluded from patentability in the US. The Court held that a naturally occurring segment of DNA is a product of nature and is not eligible for patentability merely because it has been isolated. How the United States Patent and …
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Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 21 March 2014
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 21 March 2014. We advise our clients (whether as IP owners or as alleged infringers) and act for them in relation to patent litigation, trade mark litigation, registered design litigation, domain name, plant breeder’s rights, confidential information and copyright litigation. …
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New Patent Act commencing in New Zealand in 2014
The Patents Act 2013 has been passed by the New Zealand parliament, heralding significant changes to the previous Act. Most of the new provisions will commence on 13 September 2014. The purposes of the new law include: Provide greater certainty of validity of granted patents. Address concerns about inventions derived from indigenous plants and animals, …
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Q: How Many Australian Patents Can You Have for One Invention?
A: Any number when interpreting the phrase “a patented invention” in Section 145 of the Patents Act, according to a recent Federal Court decision (MPEG LA, LLC v Regency Media Ltd [2014] FCA 180) …..
Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 14 March 2014
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 14 March 2014.