Australian Patent Journal Round-Up 16 May 2013

An Australian Patent Opposition, Revocation and Extension of Term Round-Up from the Patent Office Journal dated 16 May 2013.

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Please note that the information in the tables below is correct as at the date of the Patent Office Journal but is subject to change. Please check AUSPAT for the current status of any of the patents below.

Opposition Proceedings

Opposition Lodged

Acceptance of the following patent applications has been opposed:

Application No. Title Applicant(s) Opponent(s)
2007311493 Multiple unit tablet compositions of benzimidazole compounds Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited Generic Partners
2008314093 Multilayer body and method for producing a multilayer body OVD Kinegram AG Innovia Security Pty Ltd
2009200048 Marine power distribution and propulsion systems Converteam Technology Ltd SIEMENS AG

Opposition Withdrawn

Opposition to acceptance of the following applications has been withdrawn and the application shall proceed to sealing:

Application No. Title Applicant(s) Opponent(s)
2006323849 Method for preparing a factor H concentrate and the use thereof in the form of a drug Laboratoire Francais du Fractionnement et des Biotechnologies Societe Anonyme Borovec, S.
2008314093 Immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentrate depleted of anti-A and anti-B antibodies and of polyreactive IgGs Laboratoire Francais du Fractionnement et des Biotechnologies Societe Anonyme Borovec, S.

Opposition Dismissed

No additional opposition proceedings have been dismissed.

Applications Withdrawn

No additional Applications for Opposition have been withdrawn.

Extensions of Term of Standard Patents

Applications Filed

The following application(s) for Extension of Term under Section 70 have been made:

Patent No. Title Applicant Approval Date & Goods
2001268427 Antibodies that immunospecifically bind to blys Human Genome Sciences, Inc. 18 October 2012For the goods BENLYSTA belimumab
2003237886 C-aryl glucoside SGLT2 inhibitors and method Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 22 October 2012For the goods FORXIGA dapagliflozin

Applications Accepted

No additional application(s) for Extension of Term have been accepted under Section 74.

Applications Refused

No additional application(s) for Extension of Term have been refused.

Extensions granted

No additional application(s) for Extension of Term have been granted.

Surrendered and Revoked Letters Patent

Surrendered Letters Patent

No patents have been offered for surrender.

Revocation of Letters Patent

The following patent has been wholly or partially revoked in accordance with Section 137:

Patent No. Title Patentee Date of Patent
2009216908 Stabilization of dehydrogenases using stable coenzymes F. Hoffmann – La Roche AG 28 March 2013