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What's in a name? Eli Lilly's olanzapine patent deemed valid on all grounds
16 May 2013 |
The Federal Court has upheld the validity of Eli Lilly’s Australian patent covering anti-psychotic drug olanzapine in a … -
NZ Patents Bill: How will it effect software patents in NZ?
13 May 2013 |
In a Supplementary Order Paper (SOP No. 237) released on 9 May 2013, proposed amendments to the New Zealand Patents Bill have … -
Patent validity: Federal Court emphasises importance of section 7(3) for prior art documents
19 Apr 2013 |
Delnorth Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2013] FCA 165 (6 March 2013) This decision concerns an appeal to the Federal … -
Raising the Bar Act 2012 is here: summary of the key changes now enacted
15 Apr 2013 |
Today marks the commencement of The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 2012. This is the most significant amendment to … -
Making IP Rights work for your business
10 Apr 2013 |
As is reasonably well known now, intellectual property (IP) rights can represent powerful business tools that can be used to … -
Draft Pharmaceutical Patents Review Report released - bad news for research based pharmaceutical industry
09 Apr 2013 |
On 2 April 2013 the Pharmaceutical Patents Review Panel released its draft report for public comment. While the findings and … -
High Court refuses special leave application by SNF; Ciba innovation patents stand
27 Mar 2013 |
In an earlier briefing, we reported that SNF had filed a special leave application in the High Court of Australia in a … -
Addressing inventive step objections raised by the Australian Patent Office
22 Mar 2013 |
Successfully overcoming an inventive step objection raised by an Examiner at the Australian Patent Office has historically … -
Induced infringement in the United States expanded to include divided infringement
21 Mar 2013 |
In September 2012, the full bench of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit handed down a decision that … -
Grace period in patent law
18 Mar 2013 |
“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?” said John Maynard Keynes to a colleague … -
Raising the Bar: what you need to know
18 Mar 2013 |
It is not long before commencement on 15 April 2013 of most provisions of The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising … -
Dynamite attempts to enforce a feel-good gaming patent against Aruze
06 Mar 2013 |
In the recent case of Dynamite Games v Aruze Gaming & Ors, Justice Emmett of the Federal Court of Australia considered … -
SNF asks High Court to review validity of Ciba innovation patents
04 Mar 2013 |
In Federal Court cases decided in 2011 and 2012, SNF (Australia) Pty Ltd sought to revoke five innovation patents owned by … -
Raising the Bar: final regulations released
04 Mar 2013 |
The Federal Government has released the explanatory statement and final draft version of the Regulations implementing the … -
Apple v Samsung patent litigation: Federal Court appoints two-judge panel
28 Feb 2013 |
On Monday 25 February 2013, Apple and Samsung returned to the Federal Court of Australia to resume their long-running patent … -
Raising the Bar on Australian Innovation
27 Feb 2013 |
In April this year, the most significant changes to Australian intellectual property (IP) laws in over 18 years will come … -
Is a method of treatment of the human body a patentable invention?
22 Feb 2013 |
In what will undoubtedly be an important decision for the medical and pharmaceutical industries, the High Court of Australia … -
Software patents in Australia: Court prefers Curves to Asset Index
18 Feb 2013 |
Software patents have been available in Australia for over 20 years since the Federal Court considered IBM's curve … -
DCC takes top rankings in the MIP Patent Firm Rankings 2013
18 Feb 2013 |
Davies Collison Cave have again been ranked as a Top Tier Firm in Australia in the MIP (Managing Intellectual Property) … -
Federal Court finds that isolated DNA is patentable subject matter in Australia
15 Feb 2013 |
In a much anticipated judgment, on 15 February 2013, the Federal Court of Australia has confirmed that isolated nucleic … -
Federal Court Affirms that Gene patents are Allowable in Australia
15 Feb 2013 |
The Federal Court today handed down it's much anticipated decision on the patentability of genes. The BRCA patents, which … -
Lundbeck extension of time upheld in LEXAPRO extension of pharmaceutical patent term saga
12 Feb 2013 |
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has handed down the latest decision in the LEXAPRO saga, upholding an Australian … -
Reliance in patent litigation on experimental work referenced in specification
11 Feb 2013 |
The issue: use of the specification as proof of experimental work referred to in it. An important issue in the conduct of … -
USPTO challenging Court finding of patent term adjustment undercalculation
23 Jan 2013 |
US patent law provides a patent term adjustment (PTA) to compensate patent owners where there have been excessive delays by … -
America Invents Act Revised
23 Jan 2013 |
President Obama has signed into law technical revisions to the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). The AIA, which was … -
Australian Pharmaceutical Patents Review - Response to "Suggested Issues Paper"
04 Jan 2013 |
On 21 November 2012 the Pharmaceutical Patents Review Panel released an Issues Paper entitled "Background and Suggested … -
Europe nearly has a Unitary Patent – 2014?
17 Dec 2012 |
Aimed at stimulating business in the single European market, a new European patent package is to provide a Unitary … -
ACCC commences proceedings against Harvey Norman franchisees for allegedly misrepresenting consumer rights
10 Dec 2012 |
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has recently commenced proceedings against 11 Harvey Norman … -
Recently granted US patents possibly eligible for extension of term
06 Dec 2012 |
Patent law in the United States provides a patent term adjustment (PTA) to compensate patent owners where there have been … -
Intellectual Property - What is it and what does it mean to you?
05 Dec 2012 |
Several landmark intellectual property disputes have hit the press recently. The Apple Vs Samsung case is one that almost …
