New Zealand’s “drop-dead” divisional deadline… drops dead
New Zealand patent practice has long operated on a “drop-dead” deadline for the filing of a divisional application – once the would-be “parent” case is accepted, the facility to...
New Zealand patent practice has long operated on a “drop-dead” deadline for the filing of a divisional application –...
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Aristocrat hits the jackpot as electronic gaming machine found patentable
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited v Commissioner of Patents FCA 778 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited (ATA) appealed to the Federal Court from an Australian Patent Office decision that...
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited v Commissioner of Patents FCA 778 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited (ATA) appealed to...
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Enablement and Plausibility – is a guess good enough?
The Australian enablement requirement was introduced with the IP Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 that came into effect on 15 April 2013. However, some seven years later...
The Australian enablement requirement was introduced with the IP Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 that came into...
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How to use post-filing experimental data to help establish sufficiency and support
The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 was introduced in Australia with the intention of aligning Australia’s written description requirements with those in the UK and Europe. Under...
The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 was introduced in Australia with the intention of aligning Australia’s written...
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Patenting proteins: an Australian perspective
Biological molecules, including polypeptides and, in some cases, nucleic acids, can be patented under Australian law.  The level of disclosure that is required to support and enable a claim...
Biological molecules, including polypeptides and, in some cases, nucleic acids, can be patented under Australian law.  The level of...
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