Pursuant to section 19(1) of the Patents Act, a Court may certify that the validity of a claim was questioned in relevant proceedings. If such a certificate is issued, then under section 19(2) the patentee may be entitled to a more favourable costs award in subsequent proceedings. The application of section 19 was recently considered …
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An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the week ending 2 May 2014.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 1 May 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.
An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journals dated 24 April 2014 and 1 May 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.
An Australian Trade Mark Non-Use Proceedings Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 24 April 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.
An Australian Intellectual Property Litigation Round-Up from the Commonwealth Courts portal for the period of 14 April 2014 to 25 April 2014.
Who could forget the “I’m on a horse” television advertisements for Old Spice starring Isaiah Mustafa. The brand’s savvy advertising campaigns have delivered dividends for its parent company, Procter & Gamble, as it has entered this year’s Brand Finance’s Cosmetics 50 at number 36.| Brand Finance Chief Executive David Haigh said “Perceptions of the Old …
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Alphapharm has been granted special leave to appeal to the High Court against the decision in Aspen Pharma Pty Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S [2013] FCAFC 129. Leave was granted in relation to the Full Court’s findings that patentee Lundbeck could rely on section 223 (extensions of time) in respect of its application for an …
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An Australian Trademark Opposition Round-Up from the Trade Mark Office Journal dated 17 April 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.
POF has a number of professionals attending INTA’s annual meeting in Hong Kong over May 10 to May 14. The International Trademark Association’s Annual Meeting is attended by legal professionals with an interest in trademarks and related intellectual property and attracts delegates from all over the globe. Alyssa Grabb, Russell Waters, Michael Squires, David Longmuir, …
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