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AUSTRALASIA

15th Feb 2016

Pre-Examination notification trial provides opportunities for stream-lined Australian patent applications

IP Australia is currently trialling a pre-examination notification process for patent applicants. Under this new trial, which commenced on 25 January 2016 and applies to approximately 1000 pending applications,...

IP Australia is currently trialling a pre-examination notification process for patent applicants. Under this new trial, which commenced on...

15th Feb 2016

Intellectual Property Issues for Business Owners Who Intend on Selling their Business

One of the most important steps a business owner can take with respect to its IP is to identify IP that it owns and uses. Even if there is...

One of the most important steps a business owner can take with respect to its IP is to identify...

AUSTRALASIA

12th Feb 2016

IP and the Perils of Social Media

Businesses are embracing social media in droves. It’s free, it lets you promote the name of your brand and business, it lets you tell customers about your goods...

Businesses are embracing social media in droves. It’s free, it lets you promote the name of your brand...

AUSTRALASIA

8th Feb 2016

Double patenting in New Zealand versus Australia

Applicants that file divisional applications in New Zealand are likely to face double patenting objections if their divisional applications claim subject matter that overlap with that of their parents....

Applicants that file divisional applications in New Zealand are likely to face double patenting objections if their divisional applications...

AUSTRALASIA

21st Jan 2016

Ingenuity central to patentability of computer-implemented business method claims

The Full Federal Court (“Full Court”) handed down a much-anticipated decision in the appeal by the Commissioner for Patents of Commissioner of Patents v RPL Central Pty Ltd. ...

The Full Federal Court (“Full Court”) handed down a much-anticipated decision in the appeal by the Commissioner for Patents...

AUSTRALASIA

19th Jan 2016

Infringement v Patentability – What’s the Difference?

When we receive a search or examination report in which an earlier document is cited, two of the biggest concerns our clients raise are whether they can still obtain...

When we receive a search or examination report in which an earlier document is cited, two of the biggest...

AUSTRALASIA

19th Jan 2016

Which is Best? Swiss-Use v. Method of Treatment Patent Claims in Australia

We are sometimes asked which is the best way to seek patent protection for a new use of a known substance in Australia – by Swiss-style use claims or...

We are sometimes asked which is the best way to seek patent protection for a new use of a...

AUSTRALASIA

13th Jan 2016

Common Questions that Clients Ask Patent Attorneys – Part 2

What should I do after filing the patent application? As Patent Attorneys, we often counsel clients who have had no previous experience in commercialising inventions. An important aspect that needs...

What should I do after filing the patent application? As Patent Attorneys, we often counsel clients who have had no...

AUSTRALASIA

13th Jan 2016

Have I shot myself in the foot by prior publishing my invention?

The public disclosure of an invention prior to filing a related patent application was traditionally fatal to the possibility of obtaining a valid patent. In more recent times, inventors who...

The public disclosure of an invention prior to filing a related patent application was traditionally fatal to the possibility...

AUSTRALASIA

11th Jan 2016

So, what do I really get out of filing a patent application? A patent is worthless if I cannot enforce it in court, isn’t it?

One of the many myths that we hear is that a patent is worthless if the owner does not have the funds to enforce the patent in court, i.e....

One of the many myths that we hear is that a patent is worthless if the owner does not...

AUSTRALASIA

23rd Dec 2015

Licensed and sublicensed to sue

This case provides some further interesting consideration of exclusive licences and consideration of the position of an exclusive sublicensee of a patent. Section 120 of the Patents Act 1990...

This case provides some further interesting consideration of exclusive licences and consideration of the position of an exclusive sublicensee...

AUSTRALASIA

21st Dec 2015

Summary of New Australian Patent Office Examination Practice following the High Court Myriad “Gene Patents” Decision

The Australian Patent Office has released its new guidelines following the High Court of Australia’s decision in D’Arcy v Myriad Genetics Inc, in which it was decided that certain...

The Australian Patent Office has released its new guidelines following the High Court of Australia’s decision in D’Arcy v...