On 11 December 2015, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia in Commissioner of Patents v RPL Central Pty Ltd [2015] FCAFC 177 has confirmed that a scheme or idea implemented on a generic computer, using standard software and hardware, is unpatentable. In essentially following and expanding upon the reasoning in its earlier …
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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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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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Please check back in January for our 2016 CPD/CPE programme. To register your interest for the 2016 seminars, or to make a suggestion for an intellectual property topic you would like to learn about, please email Victoria Wild at marketing@pof.com.au. We would like to thank our clients for their continued support throughout 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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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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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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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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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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