Pfizer succeeds in Full Federal Court appeal and will now receive preliminary discovery regarding possible infringement of biological medicine process patents
We previously reported on the 21 March 2017 decision of Burley J of the Federal Court of Australia in Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals v Samsung Bioepis AU Pty Ltd  FCA 285, in which...
We previously reported on the 21 March 2017 decision of Burley J of the Federal Court of Australia in Pfizer Ireland Pharmaceuticals...
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The Patent Office provides clarity regarding enablement of polypeptide claims
Australia has relatively recently implemented support laws that require a specification to provide sufficient information to enable the skilled person to perform an invention over the entire scope of the claims...
Australia has relatively recently implemented support laws that require a specification to provide sufficient information to enable the skilled person to...
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Singapore Update: IPOS releases revised examination guidelines
On 30 October 2017, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) published its revised Examination Guidelines, following legislative changes made to the Singapore Patents Act. The key amendments to...
On 30 October 2017, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) published its revised Examination Guidelines, following legislative changes...
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Australia Update: Swiss style claims and patent term extension
Under Australian patent law, the term of a pharmaceutical patent may be extended if certain criteria are met. In this regard, a patent term extension (PTE) of up to...
Under Australian patent law, the term of a pharmaceutical patent may be extended if certain criteria are met. In...
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Missed an Australian patent deadline? Here’s what to do
In some jurisdictions, patent prosecution deadlines and deadlines for payment of maintenance fees (sometimes called renewal fees) are a “life and death” issue and missing a deadline can be...
In some jurisdictions, patent prosecution deadlines and deadlines for payment of maintenance fees (sometimes called renewal fees) are a...
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IPOS signals upcoming changes to examination guidelines in Singapore
Based on a circular released by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) on 6 October 2017, there will be upcoming changes to the examination guidelines in Singapore.
Based on a circular released by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) on 6 October 2017, there will...
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Singapore High Court Clarifies Patent Revocation Process
In a ruling handed down last Thursday, the Singapore High Court addressed the question of whether patent revocation proceedings can be brought before the High Court in the first...
In a ruling handed down last Thursday, the Singapore High Court addressed the question of whether patent revocation proceedings...
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New Zealand divisional filing deadline
It has been just over three years since the new New Zealand patent law, in the form of the Patents Act 2013 and Patents Regulations 2014, came fully into...
It has been just over three years since the new New Zealand patent law, in the form of the...
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Does Australia’s innovation patent really have to die?
Australia’s second-tier innovation patent system is presently on death row.  With all appeal avenues seemingly now exhausted, we ask the question – albeit somewhat academically, as to whether it...
Australia’s second-tier innovation patent system is presently on death row.  With all appeal avenues seemingly now exhausted, we ask...
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