New Zealand and Australian Grace Period
The Australian patent system has a ‘grace period’ for public disclosure of an invention without affecting the novelty or inventiveness of a patent application. This grace period applies when...
The Australian patent system has a ‘grace period’ for public disclosure of an invention without affecting the novelty or...
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Myanmar Update: New Trade Mark Law To Be Promulgated
Myanmar’s legislative process requires that a Bill be passed by both houses of the Legislative Assembly and given assent by the President of the Union. The law will come...
Myanmar’s legislative process requires that a Bill be passed by both houses of the Legislative Assembly and given assent...
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Pharmaceutical patents: Fighting a $25 million claim for damages
A recent Full Federal Court decision in Australia provides a useful insight as to how a Court in Australia will calculate damages in proceedings concerning the infringement of a...
A recent Full Federal Court decision in Australia provides a useful insight as to how a Court in Australia...
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Second Time’s a Charm for Red Energy
Red Energy Pty Ltd, an energy retailer, applied to register the mark EVENPAY for a range of goods and services including “financial services” in class 36. An objection...
Red Energy Pty Ltd, an energy retailer, applied to register the mark EVENPAY for a range of goods and...
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Vietnam Update: Recent Structural and Practical Changes to the Vietnamese IP Office
To increase the efficiency of prosecuting and protecting intellectual property rights, the Vietnamese government recently implemented various changes to the structure and practice of its National Office of Intellectual...
To increase the efficiency of prosecuting and protecting intellectual property rights, the Vietnamese government recently implemented various changes to...
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Successful Defence of an International Mark for Sumol
Sumol+Colpal Marcas S.A. (“Sumol”) has successfully defended a non-use removal proceeding against its Sumol mark registration by relying on use of the registered trade mark with additions or alternations...
Sumol+Colpal Marcas S.A. (“Sumol”) has successfully defended a non-use removal proceeding against its Sumol mark registration by relying on...
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