In a recent Australian Trade Mark Office decision, Fuji Television Network Inc, owner of the television show IRON CHEF, has failed in its bid to prevent the registration of IRON CHEF in respect of online food deliveries by Iron Chef Pizza Pty Ltd. Iron Chef is a Japanese themed cook-off television show with a cult following. The …
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Last year, IP Australia sought input on proposed changes to the Designs Act 2003. Following a consultation in late 2019, IP Australia have now released an exposure draft of a proposed Bill and supporting regulations for 2020 to: introduce a 12 month grace period with prior use defence. Presently, there is no grace period in Australia for …
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In a recent Australian Patent Office decision[1], an extension of time to file a complete Australian patent application was allowed despite a third party opposition. The delegate of the Commissioner of Patents accepted that flawed mental function by the applicant in misunderstanding advice provided by their patent attorney was the cause of missing the deadline. Extensions …
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The Australian Designs Office has recently issued its decision[1] concerning an adverse examination report for a Car and Toy Car design registration owned by Ferrari. The Design relates to the 488 Pista Spider, Ferrari’s best ever open-top performance vehicle. Pleasingly for Ferrari the Australian Designs Office granted a certificate of examination on 14 July 2020. …
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The first time we really paid attention to COVID-19 was in early February this year. By mid-March, we had set-up a COVID-19 Response Team including our heads of IT and People & Development, reviewed our readiness to have everyone working from home, run a successful IT stress test with 40% of our people working from …
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The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is urgently investigating and developing new technologies aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 infection. One example technology is a new isolation hood device developed by CSIRO to reduce the risk of infectious particle transmission between individuals in close proximity. It is envisioned that the isolation hood …
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We are pleased to announce our reappointment as a preferred IP provider for CSIRO, Australia’s leading national science and technology organisation. POF has worked with CSIRO for over 40 years. We are delighted to continue our strong partnership with Australia’s leader in innovation. CSIRO is one of the largest and most diverse agencies in the …
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We are pleased to announce that Dr Mary Munroe and Matthew Ford have been appointed as new Principals, effective from 1 July 2020. POF Board Chair Greg Chambers says “Both Mary and Matt work from our Sydney office. Together they will present a strong leadership team for the growth of Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick in this …
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We are delighted to announce that POF has achieved a Tier 1 ranking for Patent Prosecution in the 2020 Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) IP Stars awards. This is in addition to our Tier 1 ranking for Trade Mark Prosecution achieved earlier in the year. These rankings are a reflection of the calibre of work we …
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