Congratulations to Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick Lawyers, who have been shortlisted for the LIV Legal Awards – ‘Law Firm of the Year’ award. The LIV Legal Awards recognise and celebrate the contributions made by individuals and law firms over the past year. The awards promote excellence and innovation and help advance the Victorian Legal profession. They are recognition of providing …
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Three professionals from Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick participated in the 4th Annual Patents and Trademarks Conference: Year in Review held at the InterContinental Melbourne on 19 June 2013 organised by Legalwise seminars. POF Partner Russell Waters presented in the morning trade marks session on the topic, ‘Domain Names and Trade Mark Practice on the Web and …
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In responding to three reports on patentable subject matter, the Australian Government has accepted recommendations to amend the Patents Act 1990. The Government proposes to amend the Act to introduce: An objects clause to provide clarity in the interpretation of the Act, and A patentability exclusion to prevent the commercialisation of inventions that would be …
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POF has recently been recognised as a ‘Tier 1’ IP firm for both patents and trade marks by the Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) Handbook 2013. The MIP Handbook is compiled by world renowned researchers and journalists, and awards ‘Tier 1’ in recognition of excellence in IP over the past year. We are also proud of …
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We are proud to announce seven new promotions. Our patent and trade mark attorney firm Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick (POF) has promoted five professionals to the position of Senior Associate, and our IP law firm Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick Lawyers (POFL) has promoted two lawyers to the position of Associate. Managing Partner Graham Cowin says, “The past …
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We are extremely pleased to announce that POF has been awarded the Global Law Experts’ Award for ‘Medical Devices Law Firm of the Year 2013’ in Australia. We were previously recognised for our work in this area when awarded Corporate Intl Magazine’s Global Award for ‘Medical Device Law Firm of the Year in Australia’ in …
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In May 2013, POF sponsored the Cooperative Research Centres Association (CRCA). POF Partner Ray Evans and Associate Ed Patterson attended the annual conference, which was held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. They were joined by Mark Wickham and Mark Williams at the welcome lunch and by Andrew Massie and Ross McFarlane for the …
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While not a direct measure of innovation, given that patent specifications generally assert that the invention defined within is novel and ‘somewhat’ inventive, patent application filings provide a metric for assessing the status and commercial relevance of the Australian patent system. Accordingly, it is with some interest that we review the Australian Intellectual Property Report …
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World Intellectual Property Day is an annual celebration held on 26 April to promote discussion of the role of intellectual property in encouraging innovation and creativity. This day was created by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), which is the United Nations’ agency dedicated to the use of patents, copyright, trade marks, designs etc. as …
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This year, POF is celebrating a major milestone few others have reached – we turn 125. POF commenced operations in 1888 and now has offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide and clients across the world. We will celebrate our anniversary throughout 2013 by looking at the clients and inventions we have worked on throughout our …
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