US Supreme Court Decision Bilski v Kappos has now issued

…themselves, omitted any reference to a computer or other technological implementation of invention. The U.S. Federal Circuit had previously decided that the ā€œmachine-or-transformationā€ test was the sole test for patentability…

Designs Amendment Act 2021 enters play

…Grace Period Importantly, the Act introduces a 12-month grace period. This is aimed at bringing the Australian designs system into closer alignment with many overseas jurisdictions, notably Europe and the…

Hefty profits in trade mark infringement case

…financial compensation. IPDC then commenced trade mark infringement and passing off proceedings at the High Court of New Zealand. While PDNZ accepted that it had infringed the trade marks, it…

Federal Court win for software inventions

…in CCOMā€. [i.e. incorrectly being influenced in determining manner of manufacture by asking whether what was claimed involved anything new and unconventional in computer use].   The Court’s comment on…