Patents Archives - Page 25 of 73

AUSTRALASIA

16 June 2020

Thinking outside the sandbox: Australian Patent Office Decision Finding Computer Implemented Invention Patentable

Facebook, Inc. APO 19 A recent hearing decision by the Australian Patent Office highlights that a technical improvement to a general-purpose computer can be considered patentable subject matter in...

Facebook, Inc. APO 19 A recent hearing decision by the Australian Patent Office highlights that a technical improvement to...

AUSTRALASIA

11 June 2020

Aristocrat’s gamble pays off – Federal Court finds on appeal that an electronic gaming machine is a ‘manner of manufacture’

The Federal Court has recently found that a claim in four innovation patents directed to an electronic gaming machine (EGM), having a combination of physical parts and computer software...

The Federal Court has recently found that a claim in four innovation patents directed to an electronic gaming machine...

AUSTRALASIA

9 June 2020

A non-obvious (inventive) solution for issuing parking infringement notices

Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Ltd v SARB Management Group Pty Ltd FCA 408 This decision forms part of an ongoing battle between two Australian companies over patented technology for...

Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Ltd v SARB Management Group Pty Ltd FCA 408 This decision forms part of an...

AUSTRALASIA

3 June 2020

The matter with added matter in patent specifications – Allowability of amendments under post ‘Raising the Bar’ test

In the recent decision, CSIRO v BASF Plant Science GmbH FCA 328, the Federal Court of Australia considered the allowability of amendments to patent specifications under s 102(1) of the Patents...

In the recent decision, CSIRO v BASF Plant Science GmbH FCA 328, the Federal Court of Australia considered the allowability...

AUSTRALASIA

28 May 2020

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...

GREATER CHINA

26 May 2020

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...

AUSTRALASIA

25 May 2020

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...

21 May 2020

Using AI to invent therapeutics: should artificial intelligence be recognised for inventive activity?

Two patent applications naming artificial intelligence as the sole inventor were refused by the European Patent Office following oral proceedings on the grounds that an inventor must be a...

Two patent applications naming artificial intelligence as the sole inventor were refused by the European Patent Office following oral...

AUSTRALASIA

21 May 2020

It’s a scheme! Rokt overturned in Full Federal Court decision on patentable subject matter

The long-awaited decision in the appeal of Rokt Pte Ltd v Commissioner of Patents FCA 1988 has finally been handed down, with the Full Federal Court finding the application to...

The long-awaited decision in the appeal of Rokt Pte Ltd v Commissioner of Patents FCA 1988 has finally been handed...

AUSTRALASIA

18 May 2020

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...

AUSTRALASIA

6 May 2020

Full Court Decision on Additional Damages: Oxworks Trading Pty Ltd v Gram Engineering Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 240

When a patent is infringed, an Australian court may decide to award additional damages in favour of a patentee having regard to the flagrancy of the infringement. This was...

When a patent is infringed, an Australian court may decide to award additional damages in favour of a patentee...

AUSTRALASIA

5 May 2020

Federal Court dismisses first Commonwealth damages claim against an unsuccessful pharmaceutical patentee

In an unprecedented decision, the Federal Court of Australia has considered and dismissed a claim by the Commonwealth Government for compensation from sponsors of innovator pharmaceutical products, pursuant to...

In an unprecedented decision, the Federal Court of Australia has considered and dismissed a claim by the Commonwealth Government...