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AUSTRALASIA

12th Mar 2026

Australia’s High Court to decide the future of patent term extensions for pharmaceutical formulation patents  

Today, the High Court of Australia – Australia’s highest appellate court – granted special leave to appeal the Full Federal Court’s decision in Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co Ltd v Sun...

Today, the High Court of Australia – Australia’s highest appellate court – granted special leave to appeal the Full...

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AUSTRALIA

18th Dec 2025

Australia | Full Federal Court curtails term extensions for patents to pharmaceutical formulations

In Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co Ltd v Sun Pharma ANZ Pty Ltd FCAFC 161 (Otsuka v Sun Pharma), the Full Federal Court of Australia decided that Otsuka’s patent to...

In Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co Ltd v Sun Pharma ANZ Pty Ltd FCAFC 161 (Otsuka v Sun Pharma), the...

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AUSTRALIA

24th Sep 2025

Australia and New Zealand | Guide to differences in patent prosecution

A side-by-side look at patent prosecution in Australia and New Zealand While both jurisdictions share common roots, namely the Statute of Monopolies 1623, the Australia and New Zealand patent systems...

A side-by-side look at patent prosecution in Australia and New Zealand While both jurisdictions share common roots, namely the Statute...

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AUSTRALIA

12th Jun 2025

Australia | Patent term extensions – Insights from recent Federal Court decisions  

Over recent years, Australian courts have heard a growing number of challenges to pharmaceutical patent term extensions (PTEs). The decisions in these cases signal an increasingly contentious landscape for...

Over recent years, Australian courts have heard a growing number of challenges to pharmaceutical patent term extensions (PTEs). The...

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