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AUSTRALASIA

13 April 2017

New Zealand Patent Law Update: Proposed Changes to 2013 Act to Prevent “Daisy-Chaining” of 1953 Act Divisional Applications

The New Zealand Patent Office (IPONZ) and the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) recently completed a round of consultation on proposed changes to section 258 of the...

The New Zealand Patent Office (IPONZ) and the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) recently completed a round...

AUSTRALASIA

6 April 2017

Full Federal Court of Australia overrules Britax: Change to date of relief for infringement of innovation patents

On 3 April 2017, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia handed down its decision in Coretell Pty Ltd v Australian Mud Company Pty Ltd FCAFC...

On 3 April 2017, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia handed down its decision in Coretell...

AUSTRALASIA

24 March 2017

Federal Court of Australia dismisses preliminary discovery application regarding biosimilar suspected of infringing manufacturing process patents

In the recent decision of Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals v Samsung Bioepis AU Pty Ltd FCA 285 (21 March 2017), Justice Stephen Burley of the Federal Court of Australia has delivered...

In the recent decision of Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals v Samsung Bioepis AU Pty Ltd FCA 285 (21 March 2017), Justice...

SOUTHEAST ASIA

23 March 2017

Koninklijke Philips N.V. vs. Department of Intellectual Property (2016) – Supreme Court Decision Number 2877/2559

The Thai Supreme Court has reversed the Trademark Registrar’s decision to reject a mark on the grounds of similarity, elaborating on the need to carefully consider the specific nature...

The Thai Supreme Court has reversed the Trademark Registrar’s decision to reject a mark on the grounds of similarity,...

16 March 2017

Routine omnibus – not routine anymore in the UK

From the 6 April 2017, the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (“UKIPO”) will only allow omnibus claims in United Kingdom (UK) patent applications and European patent application designating Great Britain (GB) in...

From the 6 April 2017, the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (“UKIPO”) will only allow omnibus claims in United Kingdom (UK)...

AUSTRALASIA

3 March 2017

Local Client Update – New gTLD Sunrise Availability March – April 2017

Generic top-level domains (gTLD) such as .com, .net and .org typically cycle through a “Sunrise Period” prior to becoming available to the general public.

Generic top-level domains (gTLD) such as .com, .net and .org typically cycle through a “Sunrise Period” prior to becoming...

AUSTRALASIA

2 March 2017

Australia Update: Counterfeit BIO-OIL and additional and exemplary damages in IP disputes

Additional damages for trade mark and copyright infringement and exemplary damages for passing off were recently considered in the Federal Court case Geneva Laboratories Limited and anor v Prestige...

Additional damages for trade mark and copyright infringement and exemplary damages for passing off were recently considered in the...

1 March 2017

Poisonous Priority: Is it a problem?

The European Patent Office (EPO) recently issued its reasoned decision clarifying the EPO’s stance regarding partial priority (sometimes called multiple priorities). But what is the relationship between poisonous priority...

The European Patent Office (EPO) recently issued its reasoned decision clarifying the EPO’s stance regarding partial priority (sometimes called...

AUSTRALASIA

23 February 2017

The importance of Swiss-style claims in Australia

The Federal Court has recently issued a decision that highlights the importance of including Swiss-style claims in Australian pharmaceutical patents. As reported previously, the Federal Court (Nicholas J) confirmed in Apotex Pty...

The Federal Court has recently issued a decision that highlights the importance of including Swiss-style claims in Australian pharmaceutical...

AUSTRALASIA

17 February 2017

Federal Court of Australia confirms that offers made during patent term to supply after patent expiry constitute infringement

This week the Federal Court of Australia (Nicholas J) delivered a significant judgment in Apotex Pty Ltd v Warner-Lambert Company LLC (No 3) FCA 94, confirming that an Australian patent...

This week the Federal Court of Australia (Nicholas J) delivered a significant judgment in Apotex Pty Ltd v Warner-Lambert Company...

AUSTRALASIA

17 January 2017

User pays but who gets paid? The vexed question of damages for copyright infringement

The long running litigation in New Zealand between Oraka Technologies and Geostel/Napier Tool & Die over copyright in an asparagus grading machine hit the Court of Appeal again late...

The long running litigation in New Zealand between Oraka Technologies and Geostel/Napier Tool & Die over copyright in an...

SOUTHEAST ASIA

23 December 2016

Thailand Update: New Specialized Appeal Court will benefit IP matters

The judiciary structure for intellectual property (IP) cases in Thailand has changed, following the opening of a Specialized Appeal Court on 1 October 2016. With the opening of the...

The judiciary structure for intellectual property (IP) cases in Thailand has changed, following the opening of a Specialized Appeal...