We are delighted to announce our 2018 appointments, including two new Partners in our Melbourne and Adelaide office. Partners: David Longmuir | BSc(Hons) LLB(Hons) LLM FIPTA Patent and Trade Marks Attorney, IP Lawyer | Melbourne David works in all areas of IP litigation. He has been involved in patent litigation in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical …
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The Marvel franchise has enjoyed unprecedented box office success over the last decade, culminating in numerous films, TV series and other digital media. The most famous of these films focussing on The Avengers, Marvel Studios’ mascot super heroes. For a shared fictional universe as vast as the one Marvel Studios (Marvel) have presented, there have …
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The NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE seeks to incentivise development of carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) technologies that convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful products while mitigating climate change. Ten finalists (carbon.xprize.org/teams) were selected to compete for a USD$20 million pot, by demonstrating their technologies at pilot scale using power station flue gas as the CO2 …
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Crystal from Bohemia has a long history of recognition for its high quality of craftsmanship and innovative designs. Chances are you’ve probably noticed it gathering dust on your grandma’s mantelpiece. However, in Australia, it has been involved in a trade mark tussle resulting in the marks BOHEMIA and BOHEMIA CRYSTAL being struck off the Register. …
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The Australian innovation patent system has been in the news recently as a result of the Australian Government’s intention to abolish the system. This decision followed the general inquiry made by the Productivity Commission into Australia’s intellectual property (IP) system. The expectation within the IP industry was that abolition of the innovation patent system would …
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We are delighted to once again announce that POF has been recognised as a tier 1 patent prosecution firm in this year’s IAM Patent 1000. Following the extensive five month research process carried out by IAM, POF was delivered high praise for “taking the time to understand the big picture” and for building “an excellent …
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Analysis from consumer advocacy group CHOICE has found that around 15% of all online reviews are fake. Yet consumers regularly rely on review platform sites such as TripAdvisor, Zomato and Product Review to decide where to sleep, where to eat and what to buy. They expect these platforms to provide full and frank consumer feedback. …
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Since late 2015, IP Australia has been examining patent applications for computer implemented inventions in light of the Full Court judgment in Commissioner of Patents v RPL Central Pty Ltd (2015) FCAFC 177 (RPL Central), but as of mid-2017, we have seen a new interpretation of this judgement become Patent Office practice. For better or …
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POF is proud to be an inaugural sponsor of this year’s BioMelbourne 10th Annual ‘Connecting Women’ Lunch. We have been a sponsor of this event since its inception in 2008 and we are delighted to continue this long-standing association. For the past 9 years, the Connecting Women Lunch has provided the opportunity to highlight and celebrate the achievements …
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