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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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No innovation patents, restricted patent eligible subject matter and fewer patent attorneys – welcome to the future of IP in Australia!
The Senate Committee inquiring into the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 2 and Other Measures) Bill 2019 has recommended in their report that the Bill be passed by...
The Senate Committee inquiring into the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 2 and Other Measures) Bill...
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Divisional patent practice in New Zealand – protecting an endangered species
Across most jurisdictions, the facility to file a divisional application is an essential part of a patent attorney’s toolkit.  It is also an avenue of potential strategic advantage to...
Across most jurisdictions, the facility to file a divisional application is an essential part of a patent attorney’s toolkit. ...
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Doppelgangers – local versus absolute novelty under New Zealand Practice
The more things change, the more they stay the same.  New Zealand’s new Patents Act 2013 commenced on 13 September 2014 – and with it, the much-heralded shift from the local...
The more things change, the more they stay the same.  New Zealand’s new Patents Act 2013 commenced on 13 September 2014...
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Reimagining best patent practice in New Zealand (again)
The notion of what constitutes “best practice” when it comes to prosecuting New Zealand patent applications over the past 4-5 years has changed almost as often as Australia has...
The notion of what constitutes “best practice” when it comes to prosecuting New Zealand patent applications over the past...
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Save the innovation patent: Business owners have their say!
Recently we reported on the Government’s plans to abolish Australia’s second tier patent system, the innovation patent. The decision to abolish the innovation patent system appears to have been made...
Recently we reported on the Government’s plans to abolish Australia’s second tier patent system, the innovation patent. The decision to...
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The “patent bargain” for clean technologies – altering the deal
This article was published originally in the LexisNexis Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin, Volume 31, Number 6, pp.111-114 (2018), and is republished here with permission. This article was has...
This article was published originally in the LexisNexis Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin, Volume 31, Number 6, pp.111-114 (2018),...
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New Zealand’s second-tier “Advancement” patent fails to make it to first base
In recent weeks, we’ve been following progress on New Zealand’s proposed second-tier “Advancement” patent with interest. As we moved from first, to second and then third updates, optimism that...
In recent weeks, we’ve been following progress on New Zealand’s proposed second-tier “Advancement” patent with interest. As we moved...
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