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When is paying patent excess claims fees excessive in Australia and New Zealand?
Introduction In 2020, both IP Australia and the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (“IPONZ”) introduced updated fee schedules, with new fee structures impacting the payment of excess claims fees....
Introduction In 2020, both IP Australia and the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (“IPONZ”) introduced updated fee schedules, with...
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TGA proposes far-reaching changes to support the repurposing of prescription medicines
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has commenced a timely public consultation into the repurposing of prescription medicines, which seeks to better understand the incentives and potential hurdles influencing sponsors’...
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has commenced a timely public consultation into the repurposing of prescription medicines, which seeks...
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Tales from the crypt: Digging around in patent class A62B33
Patent classification titles are usually pretty boring, but occasionally one will jump out at you and fire up your imagination.  A62B33 is one of those.  Its full title is...
Patent classification titles are usually pretty boring, but occasionally one will jump out at you and fire up your...
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A bar to re-examination
In Australia, there are different options to challenge the validity of a patent application or granted patent.  This can be of significant interest from a freedom to operate perspective...
In Australia, there are different options to challenge the validity of a patent application or granted patent.  This can...
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The coming age of grace (period) for Designs
Proposed changes to the Australian Designs Act 2003, introducing a 12-month grace period The Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Bill 2020 was first introduced to the Senate...
Proposed changes to the Australian Designs Act 2003, introducing a 12-month grace period The Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual...
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2021: An AI Inventor Odyssey
As part of a global series of cases testing the boundaries of what it means to be an inventor, the Australian Patent Office ("APO") has now had its say...
As part of a global series of cases testing the boundaries of what it means to be an inventor,...
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Spruson & Ferguson awarded multiple rankings in WTR 1000
Spruson & Ferguson has once again been highly recommended in the 2020 edition of the World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR). 
Spruson & Ferguson has once again been highly recommended in the 2020 edition of the World Trademark Review 1000...
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Patenting in Papua New Guinea
Following recent modernisation improvements, the Patent Office now accepts most documents as electronic lodgements (except for some lodgement forms which still require the originals to be filed). This...
Following recent modernisation improvements, the Patent Office now accepts most documents as electronic lodgements (except for some lodgement forms...
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