Kraft peanut butter, never oily or dry – and never imitated?

Australian Federal Court not impressed with parallel AU/US proceedings Earlier this year, in a decision¹ made by O’Callaghan J of the Federal Court of Australia, Kraft was restrained from proceeding with arbitration proceedings against Bega in the US. The dispute arose in the context of the sale and promotion of BEGA branded peanut butter produced …
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IP Australia says Jā to “special characters” for patent applicants and inventors

In what is a quite recent but unpublicised development, IP Australia now record “special” non-English characters (i.e. accented letters, umlauts, diaeresis and the like) for applicants and inventor names on new incoming patent applications. Until recently, an inventor named, for example, Åsa  or Björn in a PCT national phase entry designating Australia would be recorded …
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First of its kind: Injunction restraining launch of biosimilar granted in Australia

The first interlocutory injunction restraining the launch of a biosimilar pharmaceutical product was granted by the Federal Court of Australia in a decision on 12 June 2018¹. Background The decision concerns the monoclonal antibody rituximab, a biologic therapy which is prescribed in Australia to treat a number of immunology conditions including lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia …
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Crema-free coffee patent grinds to a stop

A recent opposition decision of the Australian Patent Office¹ focused on the level of disclosure which is required in a patent specification to properly enable and support the claimed invention. This decision illustrates the importance of providing an enabling disclosure across the full width of the claimed invention and, where possible, providing a principle of …
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POF supports RSPCA Cupcake Day

We hosted a morning tea in recognition of RSPCA Cupcake Day to raise much needed funds for the RSPCA. Cupcake Day is the sweetest opportunity of the year to raise money for animals in need, and all funds raised goes directly towards helping the abandoned, neglected and surrendered animals around the country that turn to the …
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Enhanced PCT Search Report/Written Opinion – An offer from the five major Patent Offices that’s too good to miss?

For the past couple of years, the IP5 Offices (Europe, Japan, Korea, P.R. China and US) prepared for the launch of a third Collaborative Search & Examination (CS&E) pilot program on 1 July 2018. The pilot program involves IP5 examiners working together to produce enhanced single international search reports and written opinions (ISR/WO) under the …
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POF proudly sponsors 10th annual Graeme Clark Oration

Yesterday we celebrated the 10th annual Graeme Clark Oration, of which POF is very proud to be a long-time sponsor. The Oration informs the community about scientific advances in health and medical research, delivered by recognised global leaders in their field. This year the Oration was delivered by Professor Paula T Hammond and focussed on …
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