UPDATE: RPL Central & Research Affiliates – Where does Australia stand in relation to the patentability of computer implemented inventions?
In December 2015, an important decision was handed down in the Full Federal Court of Australia, which confirmed the judgment in the recent Full Federal Court case Research Affiliates v Commisioner of Patents that unpatentable abstract ideas or business schemes do not become patentable merely by being implemented on a computer. Nonetheless, the judgment provided that computer implemented inventions can still be patentable if the computer is “integral” to the invention and if the computer functions in the nature of an adviser or an artificial intelligence.
This decision is an important reminder that information about how an invention is implemented by means of computers should be provided in the description and in the claims to support an argument for patent eligibility.
At this seminar, Mark Williams and Raffaele Calabrese will discuss the recent Full Federal Court decisions in Research Affiliates and RPL Central and cover a number of topics including:
- A brief history of the patentability of computer implemented inventions in Australia
- A brief discussion of the position of overseas jurisdictions
- The current position of computer implemented inventions in Australia
- Recent examples of the types of inventions that are patentable subject matter and non-patentable subject matter
- Tips for drafting patent specifications for computer implemented inventions in Australia.
The duration of the seminar will be approximately 1 hour.
About the presenters:
Mark Williams is a patent and trade marks attorney and a Senior Associate of Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick. Mark has over 14 years’ experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in the fields of electronic devices, electronic gaming machines, online transactions and payment systems, anti-virus software, computer implemented inventions and mobile 3GPP/LTE standards.
Raffaele Calabrese is a patent and trade marks attorney and a Senior Associate of Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick. Raffaele has a technical background in electrical and electronic engineering. He has a Master’s degree in Engineering specialising in information technology and telecommunications. Raffaele has over ten years of professional experience in protecting inventions relating to telecommunications, software, computer implemented inventions and medical devices.
Details
Date: Wednesday 10 February 2016
Time: 12.15pm for a 12.30pm start (Melbourne and Sydney)
11.45am for a 12.00pm start (Adelaide)
Location:
Melbourne Office
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Level 16, 333 Collins Street
Melbourne
Sydney Office
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Level 19, 133 Castlereagh Street
Sydney
Adelaide Office
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
Level 5/75 Hindmarsh Square
Adelaide
RSVP: By Tuesday 9 February, to Victoria Wild at marketing@pof.com.au
A light lunch will be provided. Please advise of any dietary requirements.
If any of your colleagues are interested in attending, please feel free to forward this invitation to them. This seminar is only open to POF clients and in-house practitioners.
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