POF recently hosted the annual Industry Afternoon Tea for the Royal Australian Chemical Institute’s Women in Chemistry (WinC) Group at our offices in Melbourne. POF have been proud sponsors of the Women in Chemistry group since its revival in 2011. The Group supports women who are working, have worked or are hoping to work in …
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IP Australia have opened public consultation on five IP policy matters. Four of these policy matters form part of IP Australia’s proposed implementation of the Government’s response to the Productivity Commission’s 2016 Report on Intellectual Property Arrangements. The remaining paper relates to a trade marks issue. IP Australia is proposing to introduce the legislative changes …
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This Thursday the 14th of September, as part of POF’s commitment to health and wellbeing, we will be hosting a seminar from psychologist Geraldine Nolan for ‘R U OK? Day 2017’. The subject of the seminar, ‘Connection is Key’, will touch on recognising the early signs that you or someone you know may not be …
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Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick extends a warm welcome to our newest Associate, Helen McFadzean, who recently joined the Electronics, Physics and IT Team in our Melbourne office. She brings with her a wealth of experience in intellectual property (IP) as well as a passion for innovation and new, cutting edge technology – welcome Helen! Having been …
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In many jurisdictions, damages as a remedy for infringement are not available or are reduced where the infringer proves they were an ‘innocent infringer’. An ‘innocent infringer’ is not aware of the existence of a registered IP right at the time of the infringement and had no reasonable grounds for supposing that the subject matter …
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Today the Australian Government released its response to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into Australia’s IP system. Both the Productivity Commission and the former Advisory Council on Intellectual Property had recommended that the innovation patent system be abolished, a recommendation that the Australian government has supported. An innovation patent requires a lower level of innovation than …
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The Australian Government has released its response to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into Australia’s IP system. The report may be found here. The Government has made a number of recommendations across Australia’s intellectual property system. While the implementation of the recommendations will be some time away, some dramatic changes are proposed. Perhaps the most significant …
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Daffodil Day provides each of us the opportunity to work toward a future that is free of cancer, with all funds raised through Daffodil Day going to cancer research, prevention, support services and advocacy. This year, as part of our Community Contribution Program, our employees generously volunteered their time to support Daffodil Day. Thank you …
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A Full Bench of the Federal Court of Australia has overturned an earlier decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AATA) and ruled that Swiss-style claims relating to pharmaceutical substances produced using recombinant DNA technology are not eligible for patent term extension. The decision in Commissioner of Patents v AbbVie Biotechnology Ltd[1] relates to three Patents …
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The European Patent Office (EPO) has commenced a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) three year pilot programme with the Malaysian and Philippines patent offices, starting 1 July 2017. Applicants whose claims have been found allowable by the EPO, the Malaysian or Philippines patent offices can now request accelerated processing of their corresponding application at the other …
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