In 2014, the Herald Sun broke the explosive story of an unnamed barrister moonlighting as a police informer. She was dubbed ‘Lawyer X’ and soon became Australia’s most infamous barrister. Shortly after her identity was recently revealed, it was announced that Foxtel and News Corp Australia had commissioned a drama mini-series titled ‘Lawyer X: The …
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This year marks the 20th anniversary of Harmony Day, Australia’s celebration of multiculturalism and diversity. The continuing message of Harmony Day is ‘Everyone Belongs’, and the day focusses on community participation, inclusiveness, celebrating diversity, respect and belonging. As part of the celebration, POF held a lunch that included food from many different countries around the …
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We’re delighted to announce that POF is the winner for ‘Trade Mark Prosecution Firm of the Year – Australia’ as part of Managing Intellectual Property (MIP)’s IP Stars awards. This also marks the sixth year in a row that POF has ranked as a Tier 1 firm for Trade Mark Prosecution. MIP is the leading …
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POF is delighted to celebrate International Women’s Day and the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women across the globe. As a firm committed to promoting diversity, equality, respect and inclusion, we’re proud to #BalanceforBetter and to stand for a more gender-balanced world, starting in our own workplace. As part of our celebrations, POF …
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The IP5 Offices’ third Collaborative Search & Examination pilot program, which launched on 1 July 2018, is now well underway. As we’ve previously reported, the pilot program is an exciting initiative that has the potential to provide PCT applicants with more globally focused insight into the patentability of their invention at a very early stage …
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The theme of International Women’s Day 2019 is #BalanceforBetter, and is all about building a more gender-balanced world. There’s no better time than now to talk about the role that everyone can play in supporting the benefits of a gender-balanced workforce. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political …
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On 24 February 2019, a suite of changes to key IP legislation came into effect, pursuant to the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Act 2018. This Act amends the Trade Marks, Patents, Designs and Plant Breeder’s Rights Acts. Rights holders are cautioned that additional damages are now available …
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Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick is delighted to welcome our newest Senior Associate, Matthew Ford, who has recently joined the Electronics, Physics and IT (EPIT) Team in our Sydney office. Matthew has a first class honours degree in physics, majoring in photonics and has over 10 years of experience in the IP field. He practices in the …
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A recent decision of the Australian Patent Office[1] exemplified a set of circumstances which failed to satisfy the extension of time provisions under section 223 of the Australian Patents Act. This Decision highlights the importance of formulating evidence so as to demonstrate the occurrence of the error or omission at the relevant time, lest the circumstances …
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