AUSTRALASIA
“Promising” development for ESCO Corporation
ESCO Corporation v Ronneby Road Pty Ltd FCAFC 46 We previously reported the Federal Court decision in Ronneby Road Pty Ltd v ESCO Corporation  FCA 588  in which all claims...
ESCO Corporation v Ronneby Road Pty Ltd FCAFC 46 We previously reported the Federal Court decision in Ronneby Road Pty...
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AUSTRALASIA
Double Walled Difference: Pi-Design AG [2018] ADO 2
Executive summary - Evidence establishing the state of the prior art is important, as this evidence may influence the other statutory factors in assessing distinctiveness. - Prior art evidence should be...
Executive summary - Evidence establishing the state of the prior art is important, as this evidence may influence the other...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Singapore Rejects Doctrine of Equivalents
In a recent case before the Court of Appeal of Singapore, the doctrine of equivalents used in other jurisdictions has been found not to apply in Singapore.
In a recent case before the Court of Appeal of Singapore, the doctrine of equivalents used in other jurisdictions...
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AUSTRALASIA
Repair v Rebuild – when modifications to patented article will and will not enable a patentee to maintain control post-sale
Seiko Epson Corporation v Calidad Pty Ltd FCA 1403Infringement Repair v rebuild Implied licence Mechanical Electrical Burley J In this first instance Federal Court of Australia proceeding, Burley J considered...
Seiko Epson Corporation v Calidad Pty Ltd FCA 1403Infringement Repair v rebuild Implied licence Mechanical Electrical Burley J In this...
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AUSTRALASIA
Is IP Australia intent on restricting patentable subject matter in Australia?
Between August and November 2017, IP Australia sought public comment on several Government-supported IP policies, including: - the introduction of an objects clause into the Patents Act; and - amending the...
Between August and November 2017, IP Australia sought public comment on several Government-supported IP policies, including: - the introduction of...
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GREATER CHINA
Laos to admit examination results of China invention patents under new MOU
On 2 April 2018, the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China (SIPO) and Laos’ Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
On 2 April 2018, the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China (SIPO) and Laos’ Ministry...
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AUSTRALASIA
Innovation: A tale of two jurisdictions
In the past, New Zealand has trumped Australia in relation to a range of important policy issues including: votes for women; native title rights for indigenous people; environmental laws...
In the past, New Zealand has trumped Australia in relation to a range of important policy issues including: votes...
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AUSTRALASIA
Private Member’s Bill proposes second-tier New Zealand “advancement patent”
A New Zealand “innovation (or advancement) patent”? Now distinctly possible. Australia’s second-tier innovation patent regime has been all over the news recently – literally overnight, it went from death...
A New Zealand “innovation (or advancement) patent”? Now distinctly possible. Australia’s second-tier innovation patent regime has been all over...
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