Common Questions that Clients Ask Patent Attorneys – Part 2
What should I do after filing the patent application? As Patent Attorneys, we often counsel clients who have had no previous experience in commercialising inventions. An important aspect that needs...
What should I do after filing the patent application? As Patent Attorneys, we often counsel clients who have had no...
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Have I shot myself in the foot by prior publishing my invention?
The public disclosure of an invention prior to filing a related patent application was traditionally fatal to the possibility of obtaining a valid patent. In more recent times, inventors who...
The public disclosure of an invention prior to filing a related patent application was traditionally fatal to the possibility...
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Licensed and sublicensed to sue
This case provides some further interesting consideration of exclusive licences and consideration of the position of an exclusive sublicensee of a patent. Section 120 of the Patents Act 1990...
This case provides some further interesting consideration of exclusive licences and consideration of the position of an exclusive sublicensee...
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IP Australia releases Myriad Examination Guidelines
Following the recent public consultation in view of the Australian High Court’s decision in D’Arcy v Myriad Genetics (“Myriad”), IP Australia has released new examination guidelines for applications which...
Following the recent public consultation in view of the Australian High Court’s decision in D’Arcy v Myriad Genetics (“Myriad”),...
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Important implications for IP holders & IP generators in the Australian Government’s new ‘National Innovation & Science Agenda’
In one of the Australian government’s largest announcements of 2015, nine different ministers yesterday launched a wide-ranging program of policy and budgetary measures designed to encourage innovation in Australian...
In one of the Australian government’s largest announcements of 2015, nine different ministers yesterday launched a wide-ranging program of...
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File Wrapper Estoppel Still Facing Obstacles in Australia
Background The doctrine of “file wrapper estoppel” (also called “prosecution history estoppel”) holds that submissions or amendments submitted by a patent owner to a court during patent enforcement proceedings should...
Background The doctrine of “file wrapper estoppel” (also called “prosecution history estoppel”) holds that submissions or amendments submitted by a...
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