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AUSTRALASIA

15 October 2020

Intervet parries a challenge to its combination injectable anthelmintic formulation patent application

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. v Intervet International B.V. FCA 1333 Key takeaways: For novelty purposes, expert evidence does not make up for a lack of sufficiently clear and...

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. v Intervet International B.V. FCA 1333 Key takeaways: For novelty purposes, expert evidence does...

AUSTRALASIA

8 October 2020

What is an intermediate generalisation anyway?

The Australian provisions outlining whether an amendment to a patent specification is allowable or not were revised with the IP Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 which came...

The Australian provisions outlining whether an amendment to a patent specification is allowable or not were revised with the...

AUSTRALASIA

22 September 2020

Double trouble – how to avoid double patenting in Australia and New Zealand

Divisional applications can be filed voluntarily in both Australia and New Zealand and can be a useful way to protect multiple aspects of an invention or a preferred commercial...

Divisional applications can be filed voluntarily in both Australia and New Zealand and can be a useful way to...

AUSTRALASIA

21 September 2020

Pharmaceutical patent term extensions: broader is not always better

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. et al APO 43 (16 September 2020) Background Australia’s Patents Act provides a patent term extension (PTE) to account for the delays that can occur when obtaining...

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. et al APO 43 (16 September 2020) Background Australia’s Patents Act provides a patent term extension (PTE)...

AUSTRALASIA

21 September 2020

Tricks of the Trade: Searching the unsearchable

Patent searching is already black magic, wrapped in a puzzle, inside an enigma, passing through a black box, and thinking about how something could be unsearchable is an extra...

Patent searching is already black magic, wrapped in a puzzle, inside an enigma, passing through a black box, and...

AUSTRALASIA

17 September 2020

“Reasonableness” in withholding consent in commercialisation partnerships

University of Sydney v ObjectiVision Pty Ltd FAC 1625 It is common for commercial contracts to include provisions that prohibit a party from doing certain things unless with the...

University of Sydney v ObjectiVision Pty Ltd FAC 1625 It is common for commercial contracts to include provisions that...

AUSTRALASIA

15 September 2020

Case Note: Ceramiche Caesar S.p.A. v Caesarstone Ltd [2020] FCAFC 124

In the recent decision of Ceramiche Caesar S.p.A. v Caesarstone Ltd FCAFC 124 (28 July 2020), the Full Court of the Federal Court considered the effect of an...

In the recent decision of Ceramiche Caesar S.p.A. v Caesarstone Ltd FCAFC 124 (28 July 2020), the Full...

14 September 2020

Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers Recognised in Asialaw Profiles 2020

We are pleased to announce that Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers have been recognised as a highly recommended firm for Intellectual Property in this year’s Asialaw Profiles.

We are pleased to announce that Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers have been recognised as a highly recommended firm for...

SOUTHEAST ASIA

9 September 2020

Myanmar’s new trade mark registration system: soft opening period to commence on 1 October, 2020

The Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar issued Order 63/2020 on 28 August 2020 announcing that the new Myanmar Office of Intellectual Property (“OIP”) is ready to start operations on...

The Ministry of Commerce of Myanmar issued Order 63/2020 on 28 August 2020 announcing that the new Myanmar Office...

SOUTHEAST ASIA

8 September 2020

Singapore Fast Track Programme to include trade mark and registered design applications

The Intellectual Property of Singapore (IPOS) has announced that the SG Patent Fast Track programme will be expanded to encompass trade mark and registered design applications and renamed “SG...

The Intellectual Property of Singapore (IPOS) has announced that the SG Patent Fast Track programme will be expanded to...

AUSTRALASIA

4 September 2020

Australian Designs – Draft Bill now released

Following on from our article of 14 May 2020, Australian Designs – Changes on the Way, we advise that the Australian Designs Exposure Draft Bill, Regulations, accompanying draft Explanatory Memorandum and Explanatory Statement have now been...

Following on from our article of 14 May 2020, Australian Designs – Changes on the Way, we advise that the...

SOUTHEAST ASIA

1 September 2020

IPOS expands cooperation with the Republic of Korea and Lao People’s Democratic Republic for PCT applications

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has expanded its international cooperation with the Republic of Korea and Lao People’s Democratic Republic for applications filed under the Patent Cooperation...

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has expanded its international cooperation with the Republic of Korea and Lao...

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