AUSTRALASIA
Discount Drug Stores Pty Ltd [2014] ATMO 66
Ex parte Hearing requested after Discount Drug Stores failure to register its trade mark, being, PURPLE (Pantone 2612) and ORANGE (Pantone 1505), for its pharmacy and retail services. The applicant...
Ex parte Hearing requested after Discount Drug Stores failure to register its trade mark, being, PURPLE (Pantone 2612) and...
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Is your ‘Obvious’ New Idea as Obvious as you Think?
One of the critical tests for whether or not a patent’s claims are valid is the test of whether the claims each include an ‘inventive step’. An inventive step...
One of the critical tests for whether or not a patent’s claims are valid is the test of whether...
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AUSTRALASIA
Takeda GmbH v Actegy Limited [2014] ATMO 38
Takeda GmbH relied on its prior REVESTIVE trade mark to partially succeed in an opposition against Actegy Limited’s application for REVITIVE. The REVITIVE application covered a range of goods in...
Takeda GmbH relied on its prior REVESTIVE trade mark to partially succeed in an opposition against Actegy Limited’s application...
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AUSTRALASIA
The End of the Pharmaceutical Patents Review in Australia
In what has been a particularly busy couple of years in terms of reviews and changes to the patent system in Australia one of the major reviews of interest...
In what has been a particularly busy couple of years in terms of reviews and changes to the patent...
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AUSTRALASIA
National Health Call Centre Network Ltd [2014] ATMO 6
The Australian Government’s National Health Call Centre Network applied to register the trade mark NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTORY for a range of goods and services in Classes 9, 16,...
The Australian Government’s National Health Call Centre Network applied to register the trade mark NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTORY for...
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AUSTRALASIA
Securing a fair protection term for pharma patents
The process of getting a new pharmaceutical to market is a long and complex one. This can create a problem for those seeking to protect a new pharmaceutical innovation;...
The process of getting a new pharmaceutical to market is a long and complex one. This can create a...
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AUSTRALASIA
Australian High Court Confirms Patentability of Medical Treatment Methods
A large number of countries exclude methods of medical treatment from patentability. This reflects an exception to the standard patent rationale of providing incentive for innovation.
A large number of countries exclude methods of medical treatment from patentability. This reflects an exception to the standard...
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AUSTRALASIA
Methods of Treatment
The High Court of Australia, Australia’s highest court, has concluded that method of treatment claims can relate to patentable subject matter.
The High Court of Australia, Australia’s highest court, has concluded that method of treatment claims can relate to patentable...
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Landmark Judgement: Methods of Medical Treatment are Patentable
In a landmark decision1 the High Court of Australia has affirmed that methods of medical treatment of humans constitute patentable subject matter and, more specifically, that methods of medical...
In a landmark decision1 the High Court of Australia has affirmed that methods of medical treatment of humans constitute...
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