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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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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