Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up 30 January 2014

An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 30 January 2014. If you wish to start any non-use proceeding against trade marks of others, or if your own trademarks have had non-use proceedings brought against them by third parties, please contact us.

Q: Computer implemented inventions in Australia: Buy? Sell? Hold? A: HOLD

As at January 2014, the situation in Australia with regard to the patentability of computer implemented inventions is in a state of flux.  The Commissioner of Patents is currently bound by two (somewhat conflicting) Federal Court judgments on manner of manufacture – both of which [RPL Central Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2013] FCA …
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