Australian Pharmaceutical Patents Expiring June 2014

…benzoate)     Active Ingredient Abacavir Trade Name Ziagen Chemical Name {(1S,4R)-4-[2-amino-6-(cyclopropylamino)-9H-purin-9-yl]cyclopent-2-en-1-yl}methanol Chemical Structure   Australian Patent AU-B-633672 Expiry Date 9 June 2014 Patent Assignee ViiV Healthcare UK Limited Title…

More than one way to skin a cat

…because the imported goods did not comply with Australian safety standards. There was also an issue that the goods did not comply with the consumer warranty provisions of the ACL….

Beware of trap purchase pitfalls

Evidence of representations made during a trap purchase may be crucial in proving passing off or misleading and deceptive conduct. However as the decision in Nick Scali Limited v Super…

Full Federal Court rejects patent for computer-implemented invention

…applications, please contact Ross McFarlane at ross.mcfarlane@pof.com.au, Raffaele Calabrese at raffaele.calabrese@pof.com.au or Mark Williams at mark.williams@pof.com.au [1] Research Affiliates LLC v Commissioner of Patents [2014] FCAFC 150 [2] RPL Central…