AUSTRALASIA
IP Australia releases the Australian Intellectual Property Report 2022
IP Australia have just released their tenth edition of the 'Australian Intellectual Property Report' (the Report), and for those with an interest in the number of filings in the...
IP Australia have just released their tenth edition of the 'Australian Intellectual Property Report' (the Report), and for those...
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AUSTRALASIA
World IP Day – What the future holds for Australian innovation
This year, the theme for World IP Day 2022 is IP and Youth: innovating for a better future. Young people today offer new perspectives, curiosity and creativity in driving...
This year, the theme for World IP Day 2022 is IP and Youth: innovating for a better future. Young...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Singapore patents: process changes and fee updates in the Intellectual Property (Amendment) Act 2022
We had previously reported that the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (“IPOS”) had proposed an Intellectual Property (“IP”) (Amendment) Bill 2021 (the “Bill”). The Bill was passed on 12...
We had previously reported that the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (“IPOS”) had proposed an Intellectual Property (“IP”) (Amendment)...
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AUSTRALASIA
Chocolate, bunnies and buns: An eggs-amination of Easter related patents
It’s fast approaching Easter, and apart from being a Christian festival commemorating the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, and a couple of days off, what is it all about?...
It’s fast approaching Easter, and apart from being a Christian festival commemorating the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, and...
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AUSTRALIA
Direct ‘.au’ domain names are here!
The long-awaited launch of the .au direct domain names (eg. spruson.au) commenced on 24 March 2022. If you already have a .au extension associated with your domain (eg. spruson.com.au, spruson.net.au)...
The long-awaited launch of the .au direct domain names (eg. spruson.au) commenced on 24 March 2022. If you already have...
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AUSTRALASIA
Re-patenting the prior art – how to avoid “reinventing the wheel”!
It is, unfortunately, a relatively common occurrence to find patent applications filed in which the inventor has discovered some unique characteristic or property of, say, a “new” composition they...
It is, unfortunately, a relatively common occurrence to find patent applications filed in which the inventor has discovered some...
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AUSTRALASIA
Innovation Patent is Gone, What’s Next?
The innovation patent system was intended to be a second tier patent system. Advantageously, the innovation patent served the needs of Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) finding it difficult...
The innovation patent system was intended to be a second tier patent system. Advantageously, the innovation patent served the...
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Spruson & Ferguson are attending INTA 2022
With the struggles of the pandemic, it has been two long years since we last had a chance to travel overseas and see our colleagues and clients face-to-face. Spruson &...
With the struggles of the pandemic, it has been two long years since we last had a chance to...
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AUSTRALASIA
Full Federal Court Doubles Down on Pharmaceutical Patent Term Extensions
In two appeal judgements handed down concurrently on 18 March 2022, the Full Federal Court has clarified that a pharmaceutical patent term extension (PTE) for a patent should be...
In two appeal judgements handed down concurrently on 18 March 2022, the Full Federal Court has clarified that a...
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