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SMA Solar Technology AG v Sunny Sign Company Pty Ltd [2015] ATMO 9
SMA Solar opposed the registration of the SUNNY SIGNS Logo based on its prior ‘SUNNY’ trade mark registrations. On the issue of deceptive similarity, the Hearing Officer took the view...
SMA Solar opposed the registration of the SUNNY SIGNS Logo based on its prior ‘SUNNY’ trade mark registrations. On the...
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IP In Depth: Patentable Biotechnology – A comparative analysis of key markets
There is extraordinary complexity and optimization underlying even comparatively ‘simple’ organisms. These powerful biological products and processes provide a great opportunity for humans; developing, building on and incorporating these...
There is extraordinary complexity and optimization underlying even comparatively ‘simple’ organisms. These powerful biological products and processes provide a...
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AUSTRALASIA
Limitations of Extension of Time Provisions
As some of you may know, the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (Cth), which took effect on 15 April 2013, introduced a number of significant...
As some of you may know, the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (Cth), which took...
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AUSTRALASIA
Dropping .co? Sweet As!
You now have a choice to register .nz domain names with or without second level domains such as net.nz, .co.nz, .org.nz or .kiwi.nz. For example, you can apply to...
You now have a choice to register .nz domain names with or without second level domains such as net.nz,...
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AUSTRALASIA
Trade Marks in specialist industries: How close can you get?
One of the most basic requirements for registration of a new trade mark is that it must not be deceptively similar to, or indistinguishable from an existing trade mark...
One of the most basic requirements for registration of a new trade mark is that it must not be...
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AUSTRALASIA
Prior use rights and the Australian grace period
Australia has a general grace period commencing 12 months prior to the filing of an Australian patent application. During this time, disclosures originating from the patent applicant are disregarded...
Australia has a general grace period commencing 12 months prior to the filing of an Australian patent application. During...
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AUSTRALASIA
WIPO Gets a Rise Out of Australia
The Official fees for International Trade Mark Registrations and patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) are set by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and are...
The Official fees for International Trade Mark Registrations and patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) are...
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AUSTRALASIA
New gTLD Sunrise Availability March / April 2015
Generic top-level domains (gTLD) such as .com, .net and .org typically cycle through a “Sunrise Period” prior to becoming available to the general public. The Sunrise Period allows trade...
Generic top-level domains (gTLD) such as .com, .net and .org typically cycle through a “Sunrise Period” prior to becoming...
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AUSTRALASIA
Federal Court can make Invalid Patent Valid
A recent Australian Federal Court judgement discussed the power of the Court to rectify a patent it had previously found to be invalid. In Apotex Pty Ltd v Les...
A recent Australian Federal Court judgement discussed the power of the Court to rectify a patent it had previously...
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AUSTRALASIA
Clarified scope of pharmaceutical patent term extensions
In Australia, it is possible to apply for a patent term extension (PTE) of up to 5 years for patents relating to pharmaceutical substances.  To be eligible for a...
In Australia, it is possible to apply for a patent term extension (PTE) of up to 5 years for...
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