Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 31 January 2014
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 31 January 2014.
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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Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 24 January 2014
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 24 January 2014.
Australia: R&D Tax Incentive changes
In January 2014, a number of submissions were made by interested parties on the changes proposed by the Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2013. The Bill amends the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 to deny access to the research and development tax incentive for companies with aggregated assessable income of $20 billion or …
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31 January 2014 Deadline: Personal Properties Securities & Intellectual Property
On 31 Janury 2014, the transitional period for businesses to record any security interest existing before the commencement of the the Personal Properties Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPS Act) expires (please see our previous blog post on this topic). IP Australia have advised that Security interests recorded on IP Australia’s registers are not being automatically …
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$7.7M in Funding Available via Medical Device Support Fund
The New South Wales (NSW) Government has announced a further round of funding for medical device development and commercialisation under the Medical Devices Fund administered by the NSW Ministry of Health.
Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up – 23 December 2013 to 10 January 2014
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the period of 23 December 2013 to 10 January 2014.
PPSR transitional period ends 31 January 2014: Take action now!
In January 2012, the Australian Government established a new system for the creation, priority and enforcement of security interests in personal property (including intellectual property). On 31 Janury 2014, the transitional period for businesses to record any security interest existing before the commencement of the the Personal Properties Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPS Act) expires. …
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Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up 20 December 2013
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 20 December 2013.
Australian Pharmaceutical Patents Expiring January 2014
Below is a report from IP Organisers (an independent service company of Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick) detailing Australian Pharmaceutical Patents (that have been granted extensions) and that are due to expire in the coming month.