AUSTRALASIA
Generic or Not Generic, That is the Question
Encompass Corporation Pty Ltd v InfoTrack Pty Ltd  FCAFC 161 (13 September 2019) In a unanimous decision, an extended bench of the Full Federal Court dismissed an appeal in...
Encompass Corporation Pty Ltd v InfoTrack Pty Ltd  FCAFC 161 (13 September 2019) In a unanimous decision, an extended...
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AUSTRALASIA
Current Snapshot of the Licensing of SEPs in Australia
Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) play an important role in the development and promotion of new technology and highly standardised industries, such as telecommunications, information technology and consumer electronics industries. Special licensing terms...
Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) play an important role in the development and promotion of new technology and highly standardised industries,...
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AUSTRALASIA
Rugby World Cup: Advances in rugby balls
It’s time to talk of mice and McCaw. While that Richie won’t be playing in 2019 edition of the Rugby World Cup soon to be held in Japan, it...
It’s time to talk of mice and McCaw. While that Richie won’t be playing in 2019 edition of the...
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AUSTRALASIA
Australia Update: Get Your Intellectual Property Contracts Compliant by 13 September 2019 (Changes to ACCC Guidelines)
In July, we reported that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had released draft guidelines in relation to the application of competition law to IP licensing, following the repeal of section...
In July, we reported that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had released draft guidelines in relation to the application...
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AUSTRALASIA
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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AUSTRALASIA
Changes to Australian competition laws may impact your IP arrangements
Part IV of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (the Act) prohibits certain anti-competitive conduct. Following the repeal of s51(3) of the Act, which provided an exemption for some IP dealings, various...
Part IV of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (the Act) prohibits certain anti-competitive conduct. Following the repeal of s51(3) of the...
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GREATER CHINA
New Amendments to the China Trade Mark Law to Curb Bad-Faith Filings
China has long been a hotbed for trade mark piracy. China’s first-to-file system, together with its complicated trade mark classification, has attracted numerous trade mark squatters to initiate malicious filings with the...
China has long been a hotbed for trade mark piracy. China’s first-to-file system, together with its complicated trade mark classification, has...
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SOUTHEAST ASIA
Examination of International Registrations Designating Thailand
The Thai Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) began receiving international trade mark applications under the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol)...
The Thai Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) began receiving international trade mark applications under the Protocol Relating to the...
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AUSTRALASIA
Caterpillar Inc V Puma SE [2019] ATMO 99 (28 June 2019)
Caterpillar Inc (“Caterpillar”) opposed registration of trade mark application No. 1803303 for the mark PROCAT (stylised) in classes 18 and 25 in the name of Puma SE (“Puma”). Caterpillar’s...
Caterpillar Inc (“Caterpillar”) opposed registration of trade mark application No. 1803303 for the mark PROCAT (stylised) in classes 18...
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AUSTRALASIA
Campbell soup’s UNCANNED not Canned
Campbell Soup Company ATMO 84 (31 May 2019) Campbell Soup Company (“Campbell”) applied to be heard on its Trade Mark Application No. 1887774 UNCANNED following objection by the Australian...
Campbell Soup Company ATMO 84 (31 May 2019) Campbell Soup Company (“Campbell”) applied to be heard on its Trade...
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