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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Australian IP Amendment Bill Tackles Trans-Tasman Initiatives and TRIPS Protocol
As Australian patent applicants, their representatives, and the Australian Patent Office settle into life after the substantial changes to patents legislation brought about by the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment...
As Australian patent applicants, their representatives, and the Australian Patent Office settle into life after the substantial changes to...
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High Court Grants Extension of Time for Extending Patent Term
As discussed in a previous blog, Australian patent law permits many deadlines to be extended in the event that a critical date is missed. Provided that an applicant or...
As discussed in a previous blog, Australian patent law permits many deadlines to be extended in the event that...
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Insight Clinical Imaging v Insight Radiology Pty Ltd [2014] ATMO 85
Application for the below trade mark opposed by Insight Clinical. The opponent alleged that it was the owner of the applied for trade mark as it was substantially identical to...
Application for the below trade mark opposed by Insight Clinical. The opponent alleged that it was the owner of the...
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Novartis AG v Obvieline [2014] ATMO 79
Novartis opposed the Australian designation of Obvieline’s International Registration for SYNECTHA, covering pharmaceutical goods in Class 5. The opposition was based largely on the opponent’s prior SYNACTHEN registration, which also...
Novartis opposed the Australian designation of Obvieline’s International Registration for SYNECTHA, covering pharmaceutical goods in Class 5. The opposition was...
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Discount Drug Stores Pty Ltd [2014] ATMO 66
Ex parte Hearing requested after Discount Drug Stores failure to register its trade mark, being, PURPLE (Pantone 2612) and ORANGE (Pantone 1505), for its pharmacy and retail services. The applicant...
Ex parte Hearing requested after Discount Drug Stores failure to register its trade mark, being, PURPLE (Pantone 2612) and...
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Is your ‘Obvious’ New Idea as Obvious as you Think?
One of the critical tests for whether or not a patent’s claims are valid is the test of whether the claims each include an ‘inventive step’. An inventive step...
One of the critical tests for whether or not a patent’s claims are valid is the test of whether...
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Takeda GmbH v Actegy Limited [2014] ATMO 38
Takeda GmbH relied on its prior REVESTIVE trade mark to partially succeed in an opposition against Actegy Limited’s application for REVITIVE. The REVITIVE application covered a range of goods in...
Takeda GmbH relied on its prior REVESTIVE trade mark to partially succeed in an opposition against Actegy Limited’s application...
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