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POF Managing Partner, Graham Cowin, recognised for Prosecution expertise in the IAM Patent 1000: 2016 edition.

We are pleased to announce that POF’s Managing Partner, Graham Cowin, has been recognised as a leading individual in the prosecution category in the IAM Patent 1000: 2016 edition. The publication awards private practice patent professionals and firms in the world’s key jurisdictions and exclusively focuses on identifying best-in-class patent prosecution, licensing and litigation practitioners on …
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Tattoo Litigation: after a century, life catches up with satire

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Recent reports of alleged owners of U.S copyright in artwork reproduced on tattoos of sports stars have sued makers of video games depicting the stars for violation of copyright should come as no surprise, given the recent surge in the popularity of tattooing. Australia’s Arts Law Centre has produced a detailed guide to copyright issues relating to …
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POF hosts the BioMelbourne sell-out briefing “Hot or Not Trends for 2016”

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On 28 January 2016, POF hosted the first BioMelbourne Network event for the year, ‘Hot or Not Trends for 2016’. The talk covered the future directions in biotechnology, medical technology, investment, IP, research, product development and health innovation. The event was so popular, tickets sold out instantly! One of our Partners in our Chemistry and Life …
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POF wins ‘Engineering Law Firm of the Year in Australia’ and ‘Patents Law Firm of the Year in Australia’ in the 2016 Corporate Intl Magazine Global Awards

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We are delighted to announce that Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick has won both ‘Engineering Law Firm of the Year in Australia’ and ‘Patents Law Firm of the Year in Australia’ in the 2016 Corporate Intl Magazine Global Awards. The awards mark excellence for the world’s leading advisers who have demonstrated quality expertise and service. Winners are selected based on …
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Government Innovation Statement introduces new grants

The Federal Government’s innovation statement, released on 7 December 2015, has announced Government-funded grants that will back business investments and projects. The funding programs will assist in areas of Research and Development, Business Improvement and Growth, Accelerated Commercialisation Activities and Marketing and Commercialisation. One particular funding program that may be of interest to POF’s Victorian-based …
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High Court clarifies test for inventive step over prior art

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In the recent case AstraZeneca AB v Apotex Pty Ltd & Ors [2015] HCA 30, the High Court unanimously found that AstraZeneca’s patent for its cholesterol lowering drug rosuvastatin lacked inventive step and was therefore invalid. AstraZeneca’s patent was directed at low dosage levels of rosuvastatin, a commercially successful product marketed under the brand Crestor®. …
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