AUSTRALASIA
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...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Excess claim fees in Singapore to take effect from 1 April 2017
We recently reported on the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore’s (IPOS) announcement in regard to lowering fees for Intellectual Property Protection from 1 April 2017. As part of this,...
We recently reported on the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore’s (IPOS) announcement in regard to lowering fees for Intellectual...
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AUSTRALASIA
Australia Update: When is applying for listing on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme not an infringement?
In the most recent judgement in the Australian Lyrica® litigation Nicholas J has delivered an interesting decision regarding whether applying for Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listing constitutes infringement of...
In the most recent judgement in the Australian Lyrica® litigation Nicholas J has delivered an interesting decision regarding whether...
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AUSTRALASIA
Plant Breeder’s Rights in Australia
People who know me well, know that I endeavour to tread lightly on this earth, minimizing my footprint as best I can. This encompasses actions my parents instilled in...
People who know me well, know that I endeavour to tread lightly on this earth, minimizing my footprint as...
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AUSTRALASIA
Secretly using your own invention can jeopardise your patent
Essentially, ‘secret use’ is considered to be any use of the invention, prior to filing a patent application, where the aim of the use is to achieve commercial gain for...
Essentially, ‘secret use’ is considered to be any use of the invention, prior to filing a patent application, where the...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Singapore Update: IPOS Revokes Patent Obtained by Misrepresentation
A recent judgement by the Hearing and Mediation Group of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore has highlighted the need for inventors to draw a line between inventions developed...
A recent judgement by the Hearing and Mediation Group of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore has highlighted the...
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AUSTRALASIA
The Availability of Unpublished Prior Art in Australia and New Zealand
Complete patent applications that have not been published before the priority date of a patent application, but that have an earlier priority date, may be available for use as...
Complete patent applications that have not been published before the priority date of a patent application, but that have...
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AUSTRALASIA
New Year Resolutions
Well here we are, it’s 2017 and no doubt many of you have set personal resolutions for the New Year. The most popular tend to be selected from the...
Well here we are, it’s 2017 and no doubt many of you have set personal resolutions for the New...
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