Swedish Biotech Exports – more than ABBA, IKEA and Volvo…?
For a small country such as Sweden, biotechnology, which accounts for 20% of Sweden’s net exports, occupies an important place in the Swedish economy. With a host of some...
For a small country such as Sweden, biotechnology, which accounts for 20% of Sweden’s net exports, occupies an important...
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Final Report of a Senate Committee Inquiry into Gene Patents
Further to our recent News Alert on the “Gene Patent Debate” the final report of a Senate Committee Inquiry into the impact of patenting of human genes and genetic...
Further to our recent News Alert on the “Gene Patent Debate” the final report of a Senate Committee Inquiry...
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H Lundbeck A/S v Alphapharm Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 70
The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has recently handed down its decision in the Australian round of litigation relating to Lundbeck’s patent for the antidepressant Escitalopram...
The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has recently handed down its decision in the Australian round...
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Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) v Wyeth
In the recent Australian Federal Court decision of Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd v Wyeth FCA 595, Wyeth were successful in preventing Sigma’s launch of a generic version...
In the recent Australian Federal Court decision of Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd v Wyeth FCA 595, Wyeth...
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US Court Strikes Down Sweeping Patent Rule Changes
Last year the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) tried to enact a raft of patent rule changes severely limiting the number of claims permitted in a U.S. patent...
Last year the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) tried to enact a raft of patent rule changes severely...
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Nufarm Ltd v Jurox Pty Ltd
It is common in patent specifications to include detailed examples of products that incorporate the invention that is claimed, and sometimes other examples are included for comparison purposes.
It is common in patent specifications to include detailed examples of products that incorporate the invention that is claimed,...
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Federal Court considers issues of inventorship and patent entitlement
Disputes about entitlement to an invention have been relatively common in Patent Office proceedings in recent times but it is much less often that one reaches the Federal Court.
Disputes about entitlement to an invention have been relatively common in Patent Office proceedings in recent times but it...
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