High Court Dismisses AstraZeneca Appeal
In our recent article of 26 June 2015 we reported on the High Court of Australia hearing on 13 and 14 May 2015 of the Appeal in the rosuvastatin...
In our recent article of 26 June 2015 we reported on the High Court of Australia hearing on 13...
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High Court Considers Inventive Step in Australia
Last month, on 13 and 14 May 2015, the High Court of Australia heard the Appeal in the rosuvastatin case from the Full Federal Court decision (AstraZeneca AB v...
Last month, on 13 and 14 May 2015, the High Court of Australia heard the Appeal in the rosuvastatin...
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ASEP Healthcare Ltd v Multigate Medical Products Pty Ltd [2015] ATMO 24
Multigate Medical filed a trade mark application for TourniTape Logo (shown below) in relation to surgical and medical goods in Class 10.  That application was opposed by ASEP. ASEP is...
Multigate Medical filed a trade mark application for TourniTape Logo (shown below) in relation to surgical and medical goods...
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Limitations of Extension of Time Provisions
As some of you may know, the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (Cth), which took effect on 15 April 2013, introduced a number of significant...
As some of you may know, the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (Cth), which took...
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Clarified scope of pharmaceutical patent term extensions
In Australia, it is possible to apply for a patent term extension (PTE) of up to 5 years for patents relating to pharmaceutical substances.  To be eligible for a...
In Australia, it is possible to apply for a patent term extension (PTE) of up to 5 years for...
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Winthrop Pharmaceuticals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v Astrazeneca UK Limited
The High Court of Malaysia has delivered its judgment in Winthrop Pharmaceuticals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v Astrazeneca UK Limited, in which Spruson & Ferguson Asia Pte Ltd successfully assisted...
The High Court of Malaysia has delivered its judgment in Winthrop Pharmaceuticals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v Astrazeneca UK Limited,...
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The Indian patent office strikes again
The Indian patent office strikes again – patent application refused as chemical variant of known compound is not considered an invention according to Section 3(d) In a recent decision, the...
The Indian patent office strikes again – patent application refused as chemical variant of known compound is not considered...
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Midmark Corporation v Ritter Concept GmbH [2014] ATMO 106
The Opponent (Midmark Corporation) was successful in its opposition to extension of protection for an International Registration Designating Australia (IRDA) filed in the name of Ritter Concept Gmbh. The...
The Opponent (Midmark Corporation) was successful in its opposition to extension of protection for an International Registration Designating Australia...
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Johnson & Johnson v Self Care Corporation Pty Ltd [2014] ATMO 111
The application that was the subject of this matter (ALFREE) was a divisional application from the parent trade mark AlFREE. The divisional was objected to by the Trade Marks...
The application that was the subject of this matter (ALFREE) was a divisional application from the parent trade mark...
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