SOUTHEAST ASIA
Singapore High Court Clarifies Patent Revocation Process
In a ruling handed down last Thursday, the Singapore High Court addressed the question of whether patent revocation proceedings can be brought before the High Court in the first...
In a ruling handed down last Thursday, the Singapore High Court addressed the question of whether patent revocation proceedings...
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AUSTRALASIA
New Zealand divisional filing deadline
It has been just over three years since the new New Zealand patent law, in the form of the Patents Act 2013 and Patents Regulations 2014, came fully into...
It has been just over three years since the new New Zealand patent law, in the form of the...
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AUSTRALASIA
Does Australia’s innovation patent really have to die?
Australia’s second-tier innovation patent system is presently on death row.  With all appeal avenues seemingly now exhausted, we ask the question – albeit somewhat academically, as to whether it...
Australia’s second-tier innovation patent system is presently on death row.  With all appeal avenues seemingly now exhausted, we ask...
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AUSTRALASIA
Always give your best (method)
Sandvik Intellectual Property AB v Quarry Mining & Construction Equipment Pty Ltd FCAFC 138 Summary Applicants should include the best method(s) of performing the invention known at the time of filing a...
Sandvik Intellectual Property AB v Quarry Mining & Construction Equipment Pty Ltd FCAFC 138 Summary Applicants should include the best...
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AUSTRALASIA
Unjustified threats of patent infringement weakened by courts
Australian courts have recently taken a dim view of competitors claiming that the patentee has made unjustified threats of patent infringement. It is now clear that, in relation to the assessment of damages, it...
Australian courts have recently taken a dim view of competitors claiming that the patentee has made unjustified threats of patent infringement. It...
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AUSTRALASIA
Patent Term Extensions in Australia: under pressure but safe for now
Government responds to the Productivity Commission Report and the Courts find “Swiss-style” claims not sufficient for a PTE The Australian Government, in its highly anticipated response to the Productivity Commission’s...
Government responds to the Productivity Commission Report and the Courts find “Swiss-style” claims not sufficient for a PTE The Australian...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Protection of Second and Subsequent Medical Use in Singapore
In Singapore, second and subsequent medical use of a known substance has traditionally been claimed as Swiss-style claims which take the form of “Use of compound X in the...
In Singapore, second and subsequent medical use of a known substance has traditionally been claimed as Swiss-style claims which...
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AUSTRALASIA
A recipe for patent reform: Australian Government releases its response to Productivity Commission’s Final Report on IP Arrangements in Australia
Late last week, the Australian Government published its much-anticipated response to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into IP Arrangements in Australia. The response follows the Commission’s Final Report, which was...
Late last week, the Australian Government published its much-anticipated response to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into IP Arrangements in...
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AUSTRALASIA
Significant changes ahead for Australian intellectual property laws
The Government has announced the release of its response to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into intellectual property arrangements in Australia. Key Points The Government has agreed to: Amend the inventive step threshold...
The Government has announced the release of its response to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into intellectual property arrangements in...
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