Ruling Bolsters Grace Period for Divisional Applications
On 1 April 2002, Australian patent legislation introduced expanded “grace period” provisions for disregarding certain disclosures as potential prior art.
On 1 April 2002, Australian patent legislation introduced expanded “grace period” provisions for disregarding certain disclosures as potential prior...
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Full Federal Court Considers Innovation Patent on Appeal
As reported in an earlier news alert, in August 2008 a single judge of the Federal Court of Australia handed down his decision on the first case to consider...
As reported in an earlier news alert, in August 2008 a single judge of the Federal Court of Australia...
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H Lundbeck A/S v Alphapharm Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 70
The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has recently handed down its decision in the Australian round of litigation relating to Lundbeck’s patent for the antidepressant Escitalopram...
The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has recently handed down its decision in the Australian round...
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First Case to Deal with the Validity of Innovation Patents Handed Down
In the first case seeking to challenge an innovation patent on the basis of lack of innovative step, Spruson & Ferguson’s client, Delnorth successfully defended three innovation patents for...
In the first case seeking to challenge an innovation patent on the basis of lack of innovative step, Spruson...
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Accelerated Examination of Australian Patent Applications
Australian patent law has for some time now had a provision (regulation 3.17(2)) where examination of a patent application can be expedited at the applicant’s request. The Commissioner of...
Australian patent law has for some time now had a provision (regulation 3.17(2)) where examination of a patent application...
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US Court Strikes Down Sweeping Patent Rule Changes
Last year the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) tried to enact a raft of patent rule changes severely limiting the number of claims permitted in a U.S. patent...
Last year the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) tried to enact a raft of patent rule changes severely...
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Nufarm Ltd v Jurox Pty Ltd
It is common in patent specifications to include detailed examples of products that incorporate the invention that is claimed, and sometimes other examples are included for comparison purposes.
It is common in patent specifications to include detailed examples of products that incorporate the invention that is claimed,...
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Federal Court considers issues of inventorship and patent entitlement
Disputes about entitlement to an invention have been relatively common in Patent Office proceedings in recent times but it is much less often that one reaches the Federal Court.
Disputes about entitlement to an invention have been relatively common in Patent Office proceedings in recent times but it...
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