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The status of Australia’s innovation patent – how full is the glass?
The “glass half empty” headline: Innovation patent spends Christmas on death row. The “glass half full” headline: Innovation patent lives to fight another day (year). Notwithstanding, optimistic and the pessimistic angles...
The “glass half empty” headline: Innovation patent spends Christmas on death row. The “glass half full” headline: Innovation patent lives...
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Spruson & Ferguson practitioners recognised as MIP Rising Stars
Spruson & Ferguson practitioners Rory Anderson, Michelle Lee and Grace Wong have been recognised as Managing Intellectually Property (MIP) Rising Stars in the 2019 IP STARS ranking. Rory Anderson and Michelle Lee are Senior Associates of...
Spruson & Ferguson practitioners Rory Anderson, Michelle Lee and Grace Wong have been recognised as Managing Intellectually Property (MIP) Rising Stars in the 2019 IP STARS...
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Trade Marks and “style names” – can you tell the difference?
Pinnacle Runway Pty Ltd v Triangl Limited  FCA 1662 (10 October 2019) Question: When is a name that is used to distinguish, not being used to distinguish? Answer: When it is a...
Pinnacle Runway Pty Ltd v Triangl Limited  FCA 1662 (10 October 2019) Question: When is a name that is used to...
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The examination “red carpet” for cleantech patent applications in Australia
In recent years, IP “buzzwords” have included superconductors, gene patents, business methods and computer software.  Society’s ever-increasing environmental awareness now dictates that “cleantech” is the latest vogue.  The Australian...
In recent years, IP “buzzwords” have included superconductors, gene patents, business methods and computer software.  Society’s ever-increasing environmental awareness...
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New Australian patents claiming chemical compounds may be vulnerable to revocation
It seems the abolition of Australia’s second-tier patent system, the innovation patent, (as detrimental as this will be for Australian business) could be considered a high-profile distraction to divert attention...
It seems the abolition of Australia’s second-tier patent system, the innovation patent, (as detrimental as this will be for Australian...
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Howden Australia Pty Ltd v Minetek Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 981
This unsuccessful application for an interlocutory injunction highlights some of the difficulties involved in establishing that a breach of confidential information has taken place, and in particular, the difficulty in linking the...
This unsuccessful application for an interlocutory injunction highlights some of the difficulties involved in establishing that a breach of confidential information has...
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Australia’s innovation patent, extinction imminent
The Intellectual Property Amendment (Productivity Commission Response part 2 and other Measures) Bill 2019 was passed by the Senate on 16 October 2019. This will result in the abolition...
The Intellectual Property Amendment (Productivity Commission Response part 2 and other Measures) Bill 2019 was passed by the Senate...
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Malaysian Trade Marks Update– Trademarks Bill 2019
Malaysia has introduced a new Trademarks Bill 2019 (Bill) which is set to replace the current Trade Marks Act 1976. It is anticipated that the new Act will come...
Malaysia has introduced a new Trademarks Bill 2019 (Bill) which is set to replace the current Trade Marks Act...
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Direct Registration – Second Level .au Domain Names Delayed but Coming
Back in 2016, .au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA), the governing body for .au domain names, approved the introduction of second level .au domain name registrations, also known as “direct registrations” (for example: mydomain.au)....
Back in 2016, .au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA), the governing body for .au domain names, approved the introduction of second level...
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Patent families: As weird and wonderful as people families
First of all, what is a patent family? Like a family made up of people, it’s a collection of things that are related in some way, where the things just...
First of all, what is a patent family? Like a family made up of people, it’s a collection of things...
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