AUSTRALASIA
Patenting proteins: an Australian perspective
Biological molecules, including polypeptides and, in some cases, nucleic acids, can be patented under Australian law.  The level of disclosure that is required to support and enable a claim...
Biological molecules, including polypeptides and, in some cases, nucleic acids, can be patented under Australian law.  The level of...
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AUSTRALASIA
Switching from Biologic to Biosimilar: Australia’s Unique Approach
Switching patients from an originator biologic (the reference product) to a biosimilar version has been a topic of keen interest in recent years, both in Australia and globally, as...
Switching patients from an originator biologic (the reference product) to a biosimilar version has been a topic of keen...
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GREATER CHINA
Switching stances: China policies to focus strongly on patent quality
On March 5, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued key points for its goals in 2020, which were reiterated in a recent May newsletter. One of the...
On March 5, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued key points for its goals in 2020, which...
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AUSTRALASIA
Pilkin v Sony Australia Limited
Mr Vitaly Pilkin appealed from a Federal Court decision summarily dismissing his patent infringement proceedings against Sony Australia and refusing leave to serve Sony entities out of jurisdiction in...
Mr Vitaly Pilkin appealed from a Federal Court decision summarily dismissing his patent infringement proceedings against Sony Australia and...
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AUSTRALASIA
TGA transparency reforms (part 2): Early publication of major innovator prescription medicine applications
In Part 1 of this series (available here), we examined the impact of the proposal by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to provide early confidential notification to innovators of applications under evaluation...
In Part 1 of this series (available here), we examined the impact of the proposal by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to...
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