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Australian Pharmaceutical Patents Expiring September 2014 and Recent Pharma News

August 20, 2014
by Rodney Cruise, Principal

Australian Pharmaceutical Patents Expiring September 2014 www.iporganisers.com/pharma/september2014.htm Active Ingredient Eletriptan hydrobromide Trade Name Relpax Chemical Name (R)-3-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinylmethyl)-5-[2-(phenylsulfonyl)ethyl]-1H-indole hydrobromide Chemical Structure Australian Patent AU-B-651637 Expiry Date 10 September 2014 Patent Assignee Pfizer Inc. Title Indole derivatives Abstract Compounds of formula (I), wherein n is 0, 1 or 2; R1 is hydrogen; R2 is selected …
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Australian Design Certification Round-Up – 7 August 2014

by Mark Williams, Special Counsel

A round-up of Australian Designs which have been certified from the Designs Office Journal dated 7 August 2014. If you wish to file, certify or register your designs, please contact us.

Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up 14 August 2014

August 19, 2014
by Mark Williams, Special Counsel

An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 14 August 2014. If you wish to start any non-use proceeding against trade marks of others, or if your own trademarks have had non-use proceedings brought against them by third parties, please contact us.

Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up –15 August 2014

August 18, 2014
by Mark Williams, Special Counsel

An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 15 August 2014.

Significant changes to New Zealand Patent annuities

by Dr Mark Wickham, Principal

On 13 September 2014, changes to New Zealand Patent law come into effect which mean that renewal fees will be payable every year from the 4th anniversary. This is a significant change from the current law which only requires renewal in the 4th, 7th, 10th and 13th years. Because the current law permits patentees to …
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Counterfeiting: an increasing global phenomenon

August 15, 2014
by Marine Guillou, Principal

When goods are counterfeited, rights holders lose revenue, market share, and can face significant damage to the brand’s reputation. Counterfeit products are often poor quality and can even be dangerous, so consumers may be putting themselves at risk without even realising it. The difficulties in evaluating damage The scale of counterfeiting – like any other …
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Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up 7 August 2014

August 14, 2014
by Mark Williams, Special Counsel

An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 7 August 2014. If you wish to oppose the registration of trade marks of others, or if your own applications have been opposed by third parties, please contact us.

More Copyright in Selfies; Australian Politicians and other Animals

August 13, 2014
by Annette Rubinstein, Former POF Attorney

Our recent blog on ownership of copyright in animal selfies here has generated a couple of follow up questions. 1. Is there copyright in segments of wildlife films where a hidden camera is activated by detecting the animal’s movement? Yes. Cinematograph films (as the Copyright Act quaintly refers to them ) unlike photographs are not “works”, …
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Australian Design Certification Round-Up – 24 July 2014

by Mark Williams, Special Counsel

A round-up of Australian Designs which have been certified from the Designs Office Journal dated 24 July 2014. If you wish to file, certify or register your designs, please contact us.

Trade mark squatters in China

August 12, 2014
by Helen Kavadias, Former POF Attorney

China follows a ‘first-to-file’ rule for obtaining trade mark rights. This means that the first person to file a trade mark application will generally have priority over a prior user of the trade mark in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). There is no common law protection for unregistered trade marks in the PRC, except …
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