Chemical & Healthcare Archives - Page 13 of 13

AUSTRALASIA

13th May 2008

Alphapharm Pty Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S – Implications for chemical patents in Australia

The Federal Court of Australia has recently issued a decision that has important implications for chemical patents in Australia, and especially for patents concerned with pharmaceutical substances.

The Federal Court of Australia has recently issued a decision that has important implications for chemical patents in Australia,...

AUSTRALASIA

24th Apr 2008

IP ownership in university employment – A duty to conduct general research distinguished from a duty to invent

A recent decision of the Federal Court has undermined the certainty of ownership of intellectual property by universities, and highlighted the importance of employment contracts having express provisions governing...

A recent decision of the Federal Court has undermined the certainty of ownership of intellectual property by universities, and...

3rd Apr 2008

US Court Strikes Down Sweeping Patent Rule Changes

Last year the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) tried to enact a raft of patent rule changes severely limiting the number of claims permitted in a U.S. patent...

Last year the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) tried to enact a raft of patent rule changes severely...

AUSTRALASIA

13th Mar 2008

Nufarm Ltd v Jurox Pty Ltd

It is common in patent specifications to include detailed examples of products that incorporate the invention that is claimed, and sometimes other examples are included for comparison purposes.

It is common in patent specifications to include detailed examples of products that incorporate the invention that is claimed,...

AUSTRALASIA

10th Mar 2008

Federal Court considers issues of inventorship and patent entitlement

Disputes about entitlement to an invention have been relatively common in Patent Office proceedings in recent times but it is much less often that one reaches the Federal Court.

Disputes about entitlement to an invention have been relatively common in Patent Office proceedings in recent times but it...