Australian IP Litigation Round-Up 14 June 2013
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 14 June 2013.
US Supreme Court: Naturally occurring DNA not patentable but cDNA *is* patenable
Overnight, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that a naturally occurring DNA segment is a product of nature and not patent eligible merely because it has been isolated, but cDNA is patent eligible because it is not naturally occurring.
Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up 13 June 2013
An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 13 June 2013. If you wish to oppose the registration of trade marks of others, or if your own applications have been opposed by third parties, please contact us.
Australian Plant Varieties Journal Roundup Q1 2013
A roundup from the Official Journal of Plant Breeder’s Rights from the Australian Patent Office published 16 April 2013 Quarter One, Volume 26, Number 1 [PDF] We advise our clients and act for them in relation to obtaining and enforcing plant breeder’s rights. Contact us here for more information on how we may be able to assist …
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Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up 6 June 2013
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 6 June 2013.
Report: New draft Code of Conduct for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys
The Professional Standards Board (PSB) administers the regulatory and disciplinary regimes for Patent and Trade Mark attorneys in Australia and includes a Code of Conduct to which all Australian Patent and Trademarks attorneys are bound. The PSB recently released a new draft Code of Conduct for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys 2013 for public consultation. …
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IP Amendments Bill 2013: #4 Fastracking Dispute Resolution of Plant Breeder’s Rights
On 30 May 2013, the Australian Parliament was presented with a Bill for an Act to amend legislation relating to intellectual property, called the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2013 (report here). The 2013 bill focusses on 5 areas (which were not addressed in the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012) and also …
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IP Amendments Bill 2013: #3 Later Commencing Amendments and TRIPS
On 30 May 2013, the Australian Parliament was presented with a Bill for an Act to amend legislation relating to intellectual property, called the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2013 (report here). The 2013 bill focusses on 5 areas (which were not addressed in the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012) and also …
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Australian IP Litigation Round-Up 7 June 2013
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal as of 7 June 2013.
IP Amendments Bill 2013: #6 Fixing the Bar and Clearing the Archives
On 30 May 2013, the Australian Parliament was presented with a Bill for an Act to amend legislation relating to intellectual property, called the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2013 (report here). The 2013 bill focusses on 5 areas (which were not addressed in the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012) and …
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