IP Law Archives - Page 22 of 58 - Spruson & Ferguson

27th Aug 2019

Sheppard Cycles Australia Pty Ltd v iRIDE Limited NZIPOTM 18 (19 July 2019) IRIDE Limited (IRIDE) opposed registration of Application No. 1066251 MY RIDE by Sheppard Cycles Australia Pty...

Sheppard Cycles Australia Pty Ltd v iRIDE Limited NZIPOTM 18 (19 July 2019) IRIDE Limited (IRIDE) opposed registration of...

27th Aug 2019

Kellogg Company v Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. [2019] NZIPOTM 17 (28 June 2019)

Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (“Nestle”) opposed trade mark application No. 967881 for a shape mark, being a bolt shape cereal known as Nutri-Grain (the “Nutri-Grain mark”), in class 30 in the...

Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (“Nestle”) opposed trade mark application No. 967881 for a shape mark, being a bolt shape cereal...

27th Aug 2019

Significant Reduction in Trade Mark Official Fees in China

On 28 June 2019, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released a lowering of fees notice in relation to Chinese trade marks and patents as part of the...

On 28 June 2019, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released a lowering of fees notice in relation...

27th Aug 2019

Indonesia DGIP (Directorate General of Intellectual Property) Invites Exporters to Use Madrid System

The Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) and the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (MLHR), in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO), organised...

The Directorate General of Intellectual Property (DGIP) and the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (MLHR), in cooperation with the World...

7th Aug 2019

Case Note: Sensis Pty Ltd v Senses Direct Mail and Fulfillment Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 719

Background The parties to this case are: Sensis Pty Ltd (“the Applicant”), who are a direct marketing and data processing business in Australia, and who is the registered owner of the following...

Background The parties to this case are: Sensis Pty Ltd (“the Applicant”), who are a direct marketing and data processing business in...

30th Jul 2019

Case Note: H Lundbeck A/S v Sandoz Pty Ltd [2019] APO 18

In the recent Australian Patent Office decision of H Lundbeck A/S v Sandoz Pty Ltd APO 18 (11 April 2019), Sandoz was successful in its application for a compulsory licence to protect its...

In the recent Australian Patent Office decision of H Lundbeck A/S v Sandoz Pty Ltd APO 18 (11 April 2019), Sandoz was...

25th Jul 2019

The distinction between repair and re-making: The Full Court clarifies the law on refurbishing a patented product

This important decision by the Full Court of the Federal Court in Calidad Pty Ltd v Seiko Epson Corporation FCAFC 115 clarifies the position on an area of law that,...

This important decision by the Full Court of the Federal Court in Calidad Pty Ltd v Seiko Epson Corporation FCAFC...

25th Jul 2019

Malaysia’s New Trademarks Act 2019

Following our recent Malaysia Update on the Bill of the Trademarks Act 2019, the long awaited bill was passed after the second reading on 2 July 2019. This article...

Following our recent Malaysia Update on the Bill of the Trademarks Act 2019, the long awaited bill was passed...

23rd Jul 2019

Australia Update: Get Your Intellectual Property Contracts Compliant by 13 September 2019

Important changes to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA) come into effect on 13 September 2019. The repeal of subsection 51(3) from the CCA, which is...

Important changes to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA) come into effect on 13 September 2019....

22nd Jul 2019

Australia reigns supreme over the US in patenting diagnostic methods

In July 1969 the United States of America put two men on the moon. Years later in 2011, the then Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, stood before US...

In July 1969 the United States of America put two men on the moon. Years later in 2011, the...

16th Jul 2019

Australia Update: Innovation Patent and Inventive Step Changes Back on Track

The Australian Government has released its summary of legislation proposed for introduction to Parliament in the 2019 Winter/Spring sittings. Pertinently to our colleagues and friends in intellectual property, the creatively named “Intellectual...

The Australian Government has released its summary of legislation proposed for introduction to Parliament in the 2019 Winter/Spring sittings. Pertinently to our...

11th Jul 2019

Australia Update: Changes to Translation Filing Requirements

Verified translations of international (PCT) patent applications not published in English will no longer be required to support entry of the application into the Australian national phase following impending changes to Australia’s...

Verified translations of international (PCT) patent applications not published in English will no longer be required to support entry of the...