Australian Patent Journal Round-Up 1 November 2012

…Patents Applications Filed No applications for Extension of Term under Section 70 have been made.   Applications Accepted The following application for Extension of Term has been accepted under Section…

NZ hearings decisions now available online

Decisions of the Commissioner (Hearings Decisions) are now available online and can be accessed via the IPONZ website. Search facilities include: The ability to search for key words across multiple…

Studios flop in ISP copyright case

…they downloaded films and television programs in a manner which infringed copyright. Under Australian copyright law, a person who authorises the infringement of copyright is treated as if they themselves…

Summary of the Innovation Patent System review

…the lodgement of an innovation patent. This will allow sufficient time for a patentee to evaluate the commercial potential of their innovation patent before they are called on to commit

BSc(Hons) LLB(Hons) LLM FIPTA

David is an experienced IP litigator and registered patent and trade marks attorney who brings a technological understanding together with legal expertise to resolve IP disputes for Australian and international businesses.

BMedPharmBiotech(1st Class Hons) PhD MIPLaw

Prior to joining Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick, Leigh worked as a post-doctoral research fellow at Harvard University in the department of Stem Cells and Regenerative Biology and the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. Leigh has liaised and collaborated with researchers and research teams across a multitude of research facilities, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston), Dana Farber Cancer Centre (Boston), University of Adelaide, Hanson Institute and the University of South Australia.

Counterfeiting: an increasing global phenomenon

…2012/2013, Australian Customs and Border Protection Authorities made 1,694 seizures of counterfeit goods, involving 296,186 items with an estimated retail value of more than AU$17 million. Some of the items…