Australia has a world class history of medical device innovation. From the bionic ear to ultrasound, leave-in contact lenses to spray on skin, Australian innovators have enjoyed great success as world leaders in advancing medical technology (medtech). The Australian government predicts growth in the Australian medical devices and diagnostics sector of more than five per cent per annum …
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A round-up of Australian Designs which have been certified from the Designs Office Journal dated 11 December 2014.
An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 11 December 2014.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 12 December 2014.
On 3 December 2014, the High Court of Australia allowed an appeal against the Full Federal Court’s decision in Modena Trading Pty Ltd v Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd and found that Cantarella’s trade marks CINQUE STELLE and ORO are inherently adapted to distinguish the goods for which they were registered from the goods of other …
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The Government has announced that it intends to introduce legislation to enable courts to order the blocking of overseas hosted websites that can be shown to be primarily for the purpose of facilitating online copyright infringement. However, it is possible that this may be circumvented if a piracy website sets up under a new URL. …
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An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 4 December 2014.
Congratulations to our newest Patent and Trade Marks Attorney, Dr Corrine Porter, who officially registered on 4 December 2014. Corrine has been with POF for three and a half years and is a member of the firm’s Chemistry and Life Sciences team. Corrine’s areas of specialisation include protein chemistry, x-ray crystallography, biochemistry and pharmaceuticals. Corrine was …
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Our Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide offices will close at the end of the business day on Wednesday 24 December 2014 and will reopen on Monday 5 January 2015. The closure of our offices will coincide with the annual closure of the Patent and Trade Mark Offices and Courts in Australia and New Zealand. IP Australia …
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An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 5 December 2014.
