Engineering & Manufacturing – Spruson & Ferguson

30th May 2024

“Best Method” requirement increasingly prominent in Australian patent disputes

This article was originally published in the 2023 Pharmaceutical Patent Review with a pharmaceutical patent focus. As the information is applicable to all patent applicants, it has been updated...

This article was originally published in the 2023 Pharmaceutical Patent Review with a pharmaceutical patent focus. As the information...

27th May 2024

“The Power of Hydrogen” report | Patent filing activity in hydrogen technology

Taking a deep dive into patent filing data for hydrogen technologies, “The Power of Hydrogen” report was recently published by the IP Australia Patent Analytics Hub. The report provides...

Taking a deep dive into patent filing data for hydrogen technologies, “The Power of Hydrogen” report was recently published...

15th May 2024

Federal Budget 24-25 “Future Made in Australia” features for cleantech

Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered his third Federal Budget on Tuesday, 14 May 2024, featuring the promised details and costings of the recently announced Future Made in Australia Act, and...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered his third Federal Budget on Tuesday, 14 May 2024, featuring the promised details and costings...

18th Apr 2024

Future made in Australia Act | A shot in the arm for cleantech?

The recently announced Future Made in Australia Act may turn out to be the shot in the arm the Australian cleantech sector has been waiting for… Cleantech, IP and Australia We’ve...

The recently announced Future Made in Australia Act may turn out to be the shot in the arm the...

4th Aug 2021

FemTech in Australia – What’s going on Down Under?

FemTech is surging around the world with new start-ups and technology entering the marketplace every day, but what’s going on Down Under? Need for FemTech As of June 2019, just over...

FemTech is surging around the world with new start-ups and technology entering the marketplace every day, but what’s going...

27th May 2021

Femtech: One small step for women, one giant leap for womankind

Females make up half of the population of the world, but many of the issues they have to deal with, from menstruation to menopause, have often been considered taboo...

Females make up half of the population of the world, but many of the issues they have to deal...

13th May 2021

Australia’s New Patent Box: Unboxed

Following a cacophony of dire warnings and lobbying over the past decade from the Australian biotechnology and medical sectors, and the sudden sharp focus of middle Australia on the...

Following a cacophony of dire warnings and lobbying over the past decade from the Australian biotechnology and medical sectors,...

6th Jan 2021

Printer cartridge wars reach exhaustive conclusion

For the first time, the High Court adopted the doctrine of “patent exhaustion” to determine the nature and extent of monopoly rights of patent owners and departed from the...

For the first time, the High Court adopted the doctrine of “patent exhaustion” to determine the nature and extent...

29th Oct 2020

Courtrooms and the America’s Cup – patent infringement set to be the latest out-of-water battle

The America’s Cup (the “Auld Mug”) is the world’s oldest sailing trophy and enjoys a storied history of fierce competition – both on and off the water. Whereas legal...

The America’s Cup (the “Auld Mug”) is the world’s oldest sailing trophy and enjoys a storied history of fierce...

10th Aug 2020

Perpetual Motion: the concept that keeps on giving and giving…and giving…

A perpetual motion machine is one that can do infinite work with no energy input. Such a machine is impossible as it would violate the first or second law...

A perpetual motion machine is one that can do infinite work with no energy input. Such a machine is...

6th May 2020

Full Court Decision on Additional Damages: Oxworks Trading Pty Ltd v Gram Engineering Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 240

When a patent is infringed, an Australian court may decide to award additional damages in favour of a patentee having regard to the flagrancy of the infringement. This was...

When a patent is infringed, an Australian court may decide to award additional damages in favour of a patentee...

24th Apr 2020

World Intellectual Property Day 2020 – Innovate for a Green Future

26 April is World Intellectual Property Day, WIPO’s annual celebration of all things IP. This year, the theme is “innovate for a green future”. WIPO’s website perhaps sums it...

26 April is World Intellectual Property Day, WIPO’s annual celebration of all things IP. This year, the theme is...