Prior use rights and the Australian grace period
Australia has a general grace period commencing 12 months prior to the filing of an Australian patent application. During this time, disclosures originating from the patent applicant are disregarded...
Australia has a general grace period commencing 12 months prior to the filing of an Australian patent application. During...
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WIPO Gets a Rise Out of Australia
The Official fees for International Trade Mark Registrations and patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) are set by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and are...
The Official fees for International Trade Mark Registrations and patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) are...
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Federal Court can make Invalid Patent Valid
A recent Australian Federal Court judgement discussed the power of the Court to rectify a patent it had previously found to be invalid. In Apotex Pty Ltd v Les...
A recent Australian Federal Court judgement discussed the power of the Court to rectify a patent it had previously...
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Clarified scope of pharmaceutical patent term extensions
In Australia, it is possible to apply for a patent term extension (PTE) of up to 5 years for patents relating to pharmaceutical substances.  To be eligible for a...
In Australia, it is possible to apply for a patent term extension (PTE) of up to 5 years for...
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Single Application and Examination Processes for Australia and New Zealand
As briefly discussed in our previous article, the Australian and New Zealand governments have been working on implementing a single patent application and examination process for Australia and New...
As briefly discussed in our previous article, the Australian and New Zealand governments have been working on implementing a...
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Drafting Guidelines in Light of S40(3) Amendments
S40 of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) is related to internal validity of a patent specification and, in essence, provides rules for drafting patent applications. Until 15 April 2013,...
S40 of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) is related to internal validity of a patent specification and, in essence,...
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Leave to Appeal to the High Court Granted in Myriad Gene Patent Case
The High Court of Australia has granted special leave to Yvonne D’Arcy to appeal the high profile Full Federal Court decision1 affirming the patentability of naturally-occurring genes...
The High Court of Australia has granted special leave to Yvonne D’Arcy to appeal the high profile...
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Cambodia and IPOS sign MOU
On 20 January 2015, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and Cambodia’s Ministry of Industry and Handicraft (MIH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) enhancing the ties between...
On 20 January 2015, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and Cambodia’s Ministry of Industry and Handicraft (MIH)...
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Change an invention by 10% to avoid patent infringement
A common yet misguided belief is that patents can be avoided by simply changing a protected invention by 10%. This myth has absolutely no legal basis whatsoever and its...
A common yet misguided belief is that patents can be avoided by simply changing a protected invention by 10%....
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Winthrop Pharmaceuticals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v Astrazeneca UK Limited
The High Court of Malaysia has delivered its judgment in Winthrop Pharmaceuticals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v Astrazeneca UK Limited, in which Spruson & Ferguson Asia Pte Ltd successfully assisted...
The High Court of Malaysia has delivered its judgment in Winthrop Pharmaceuticals (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v Astrazeneca UK Limited,...
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