IP Law Archives - Spruson & Ferguson

22nd Dec 2022

The Australian Intellectual Property Report 2022 unveils the latest IP Trends in Australia

Introduction In April 2022, IP Australia released their 10th edition of the Australian Intellectual Property Report (the Report), and for those with an interest in the number of ﬁlings in...

Introduction In April 2022, IP Australia released their 10th edition of the Australian Intellectual Property Report (the Report), and for...

6th Dec 2022

Testing…1…2…3…design infringement reading loud and clear – GME succeeds in test for substantial similarity.

Significance The decision by the Federal Court of Australia in GME Pty Ltd v Uniden Australia Pty Ltd FCA 520 (9 May 2022) reinforces the following points with respect...

Significance The decision by the Federal Court of Australia in GME Pty Ltd v Uniden Australia Pty Ltd FCA...

1st Dec 2022

NSW State Government introduces mandatory notification of data breach scheme: to apply to public sector agencies and State owned corporations

Privacy regulation in Australia When discussing the operation of our Federal system in Australia with overseas lawyers they are often struck by the inefficiency of our Federal, State and Local...

Privacy regulation in Australia When discussing the operation of our Federal system in Australia with overseas lawyers they are often...

29th Nov 2022

Substantial increases to Australian privacy breach penalties passed into law

In our most recent privacy update we discussed how the Australian government in response to recent high-profile data breaches, had introduced to parliament the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and...

In our most recent privacy update we discussed how the Australian government in response to recent high-profile data breaches,...

28th Nov 2022

Foreign filing licenses – considerations for Australian patent attorneys

Takeaway points A foreign ﬁling license represents permission from one country for the ﬁrst ﬁling of a patent application to be in a different country. Different countries may use different...

Takeaway points A foreign ﬁling license represents permission from one country for the ﬁrst ﬁling of a patent application to...

8th Nov 2022

Patents and personal data: biometrics innovation and its intersection with Australian privacy laws

Introduction The growing demand for highly effective security systems is seeing the rapid uptake of biometric technologies in all industries. This is accelerating the growth of the biometrics industry with...

Introduction The growing demand for highly effective security systems is seeing the rapid uptake of biometric technologies in all industries....

7th Nov 2022

Spruson & Ferguson continues growth in the IP litigation market with appointment of new Principal and Associate

Spruson & Ferguson welcomes onboard Katrina Crooks, one of Australia's top IP litigation lawyers, who joins the firm as a Principal. Katrina brings 25 years’ IP experience gained in full...

Spruson & Ferguson welcomes onboard Katrina Crooks, one of Australia's top IP litigation lawyers, who joins the firm as...

1st Nov 2022

Optus data breach brings focus to urgent reform of Australia’s privacy laws

External investigations will need to be completed before all of the facts surrounding Australian telco Optus’ data breach of September 2022 are fully understood. The broad outline of the...

External investigations will need to be completed before all of the facts surrounding Australian telco Optus’ data breach of...

6th Oct 2022

Amendment to Vietnam’s IP Law – Notable changes concerning patents and industrial designs

The most recent Amendment to Vietnam’s Law on Intellectual Property was passed by the National Assembly on 16 June 2022. Except for a few provisions, the Amendment will take...

The most recent Amendment to Vietnam’s Law on Intellectual Property was passed by the National Assembly on 16 June...

5th Oct 2022

Using the grace period for Australian Designs

As mentioned in our report of 11 March 2022, a 12-month grace period to file a design application following publication or use by the owner is now in effect...

As mentioned in our report of 11 March 2022, a 12-month grace period to file a design application following...

29th Sep 2022

Sanofi unsuccessful in its opposition to Amgen’s Australian patent applications

The first substantive Australian decision in the global dispute over Amgen’s PCSK9 antibody patents has now been handed down by the Australian Patent Office in Sanofi v Amgen Inc....

The first substantive Australian decision in the global dispute over Amgen’s PCSK9 antibody patents has now been handed down...

16th Sep 2022

What the High Court Decision in Aristocrat means for patent owners

The High Court of Australia issued a split decision in Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents on 17 August 2022. As reported in our previous article,...

The High Court of Australia issued a split decision in Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents...