The potential for waiver of attorney-client privilege will not excuse any inadequacy in information provided to the Commissioner in support of an application for an extension of time to file evidence according to the decision in Sportingbet Australia v Tabcorp International Pty Ltd [2014] APO 21.
An Australian Patent Opposition, Revocation and Extension of Term Round-Up from the Patent Office Journal dated 16 January 2014 – 10 April 2014. If you wish to oppose the grant of a patent, or if your grant own application has been opposed by third parties, please contact us.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 11 April 2014.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 4 April 2014.
The decision in Shelford Services Pty Limited v Baylor Research Institute provides further indication of how the Australian Patent Office will apply the new “Raising the Bar” opposition extension of time provisions.
The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property has released a discussion paper in relation to a proposed Intellectual Property (IP) Toolkit for collaborations between publicly funded research organisations and the private sector.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 28 March 2014. We advise our clients (whether as IP owners or as alleged infringers) and act for them in relation to patent litigation, trade mark litigation, registered design litigation, domain name, plant breeder’s rights, confidential information and copyright litigation.
The recent AMP v Myriad decision1 (‘Myriad’) in the United States Supreme Court explored subject matter excluded from patentability in the US. The Court held that a naturally occurring segment of DNA is a product of nature and is not eligible for patentability merely because it has been isolated. How the United States Patent and …
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An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 21 March 2014. We advise our clients (whether as IP owners or as alleged infringers) and act for them in relation to patent litigation, trade mark litigation, registered design litigation, domain name, plant breeder’s rights, confidential information and copyright litigation. …
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The Patents Act 2013 has been passed by the New Zealand parliament, heralding significant changes to the previous Act. Most of the new provisions will commence on 13 September 2014. The purposes of the new law include: Provide greater certainty of validity of granted patents. Address concerns about inventions derived from indigenous plants and animals, …
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