The Patent Office remains committed to ensuring that patent opposition proceedings are handled in a manner that resolves opposition disputes quickly and inexpensively, whilst still ensuring the public interests are being met. To this end, the Patent Office is carefully considering requests for extensions of time to file opposition evidence so as to avoid unnecessary delays. Extension requests will be refused where the proper grounds …
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On 9 May 2016, POF hosted a wine tasting and networking event as part of the 2016 AusMedtech national conference in Adelaide. The wine tasting was conducted by local wine producer, and POF client, Two Hands Wines (THW). POF’s Lead Partner for medical technology, Dr Scott Whitmore, welcomed guests and spoke about POF’s expertise in …
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We are proud to sponsor BioMelbourne’s 8th Annual ‘Connecting Women’ Luncheon to be held on 20 May 2016. We have been a sponsor of this event since its inception in 2008 and we are delighted to continue this long-standing association. This significant annual event recognises the contributions and success of women in innovative science industries, …
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Hardline position on patentable subject matter is maintained The High Court of Australia has dismissed an application for special leave to appeal from the RPL Central decision[1] of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia. The Full Federal Court found that RPL Central’s invention was a simply scheme or idea implemented on a …
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On 5 May 2016, POF hosted the Joan Radford Memorial Lecture featuring the Honourable Dr Annabelle Bennett SC AO, former Judge of the Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of the ACT. Organised by the Victorian Branch of the Women in Chemistry Group of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), this annual lecture …
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We are delighted to announce that Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick has been ranked as a Tier 1 firm for Trade Mark prosecutions in the Asia IP Magazine Trade Mark Survey 2016. The Asia IP Trademark Survey is an in-focus guide, containing editorial coverage of key trademark developments across Asia, and comprehensive rankings of the best firms …
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On Wednesday 20 April, POF Deputy Managing Partner, Karen Spark, presented an Innovation Seminar on ‘Intellectual Property – What you need to know to prevent costly business mistakes’ at the Business Technology Conference and Expo in Darwin. Sponsored by the Department of Business, the event was promoted in the NT Government Business Week news, profiling Karen …
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Australia and England’s sporting rivalries are legendary. Several Australian sporting identities are renowned for taking any opportunity to make an (affectionate?) remark that might unsettle one’s Imperial opponent. The word ‘POM’ or ‘POMMIE’ is a colloquial Australian word to refer to an English person, while ‘POMMIEBASHER’ refers to someone who is not of English background, …
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We are delighted to announce that we have been selected as a finalist in the Australasian Law Awards 2016 in the category ‘IP Specialist Firm of the Year’. The Australasian Law Awards recognise and celebrate law firms that have produced the most outstanding legal work in each practice area. The shortlisted firms have been …
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Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick is pleased to announce three new professionals – welcome to the team Carla, Matthew and James. Carla Cher, Associate Carla recently joined our Melbourne office as an associate in the Electronics, Physics and IT team. Carla is an engineer with over 10 years’ experience in IP. Her technical expertise and interests include microfluidics, microelectrical mechanical systems (MEMS), nanotechnology, renewable …
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