UPDATE: ‘Gene Patents’ Examination Practice

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IP Australia has released its revised examination practice following the High Court ‘gene patents’ decision in D’Arcy v Myriad. The practice applies immediately to pending applications. In considering the principles and approach taken by the High Court, the examination practice sets out that it is useful to ask: What is the substance of the claim …
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Congratulations to our client ANCA on winning Australian Exporter of the Year 2015

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Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick would like to congratulate our client  ANCA (Australian Numerical Controls and Automation), for receiving the prestigious Australian Exporter of the Year Award  at the 53rd Australian Export Awards held in Melbourne last Friday 27 November . ANCA was also the winner in the Manufacturing category. The awards were presented by Trade and …
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Inspire! – December 2015

This edition contains articles on: > D’Arcy v Myriad Genetics Inc. > Considerations when developing a foreign trade mark filing strategy > High Court clarifies the test for inventive step over prior art in AstraZeneca AB v Apotex > Will breakthroughs in genetic technology make genetic engineered crops more palatable? > IP protection for digital health apps …
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Congratulations to POF clients Ocius Technology and Melvelle Equipment for their wins at the Australian Technologies Competition 2015

We are delighted to announce that two of our clients, Ocius Technology and Melvelle Equipment, were winners at last night’s Australian Technologies Competition 2015. The Australian Technologies Competition recognises Australia’s leading companies in the technology sector. The awards are presented to those who are deemed to have the greatest potential to deliver gains in efficiency …
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Comment Sought by IP Australia on Patentability of Isolated Genetic Material

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Following the decision in D’Arcy v Myriad Genetics Inc (“D’Arcy”), in which the High Court of Australia unanimously decided that claims to isolated nucleic acids represent information coding for a polypeptide and as such do not define a ‘manner of manufacture’ (and are therefore not patent eligible), IP Australia now have issued their proposed practice …
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It is possible to love a house too much?

Copyright may exist in house plans.  Copying someone else’s plans without their permission is not a good idea.  John and Edith Breden found this out to their detriment in the recent case of Coles v Dormer [2015] QSC 224 (4 August 2015). There was a house, a beautiful house, built in Port Douglas for Lance …
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Greg Bartlett attends the Aging 2.0 Pitch Event in Adelaide as part of the #30in30in30 global initiative to improve elderly care through innovation

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POF Partner, Greg Bartlett was a guest at the global #30in30in30 pitching event in Adelaide on Tuesday 6 October. The #30in30in30 event is an initiative supported by Aging2.0 to encourage local communities around the world to host pitching events for new innovative products and services that will improve the lives of older adults. There will …
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