The Trademark Clearinghouse will begin operating on 26 March 2013 and is a tool to assist brand owners protect their brands when a raft of new top level domain name extensions known as generic top-level domains (gTLDs) are introduced later this year. Following a decision by ICANN to introduce new top level extensions (new gTLDs), …
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POF partner, Russell Waters, has won the “Intellectual Property – Trade Marks” award for Australia in the International Law Office Client Choice Awards 2013. He has also won for the category “Leading Trademark Lawyer of the Year Australia” in the ACQ Finance Magazine Law Awards 2012. Both awards celebrate and honour innovation and excellence in …
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The United States Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO) has announced new government fees for utility and design patents and patent applications to take effect from 19 March 2013. Many of the new fees will be significantly higher than the current fees and the increases will extend to both large and small entity patent owners …
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In the landmark Australian case, Cancer Voices Australia (ABN 93 322 703 427) & Anor v Myriad Genetics Inc & Ors the Federal Court of Australia has today found that patent claims directed to the gene BRCA1 (which has been found to exhibit particular mutations in women with an enhanced risk of developing breast and …
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POF was recently announced as winner of the Global Law Experts’ award for Engineering Law Firm of the Year in Australia for 2013. Head of engineering, Andrew Massie, is delighted to be recognised as a leader in this field. “Our engineering team works with some fantastic clients and is honoured to have been recognised for …
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Melbourne based technology developer, EYEfi Pty Ltd, has created an emergency management solution which uses spatial video technology to locate, detect and track incidents in real time. Via an extensive camera network, the technology reduces the need for manual analysis of multiple information sources during a crisis, providing organisations such as emergency service operators with …
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On 22 November, Andrew Massie, a Partner in Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick, was elected to the office of President of the AIPPI Australian Group. The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) is one of the world's leading international organisations dedicated to the development and improvement for the protection of intellectual property. AIPPI is …
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The Australian innovation patent system is currently the subject of two federal government directed reviews. In February 2011, the government commissioned the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP) to improve the effectiveness of the innovation patent system. This review is nearing completion. Additionally, IP Australia (the Australian Patent Office) has also proposed a major overhaul …
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POF client, Nufarm, has received international acclaim for the innovative design and technology of their product, QuikPourTM. Most recently, QuikPour was awarded the 2012 CITA Award for Technology Innovation (Argentina) and the 2012 Agrow Award for Best Packaging Innovation (United Kingdom). The product also received two medals at the Australian Packaging Design Awards in 2011. …
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Congratulations to New Zealand band Six60 who recently cleaned up at the 2012 New Zealand Music Awards. The Auckland based band took home six ‘Tuis’ including ‘Single of the Year’ for ‘Don’t forget your Roots’ as well as ‘Best Group’. Well done Six60!
