Dead or Alive: Statuses, Patent Expiries and Kind Codes – Part 3
I'm exploring statuses, patent expiries and kind codes in a three part series of articles.  The first article on statuses can be found here, and the second article on...
I'm exploring statuses, patent expiries and kind codes in a three part series of articles.  The first article on...
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Why cannot our creations also create
Thaler v Commissioner of Patents FCA 879 The Australian Federal Court has remarkably overturned an earlier hearing decision by the Australian Patent Office concluding that an Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
Thaler v Commissioner of Patents FCA 879 The Australian Federal Court has remarkably overturned an earlier hearing decision by...
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FemTech in Australia – What’s going on Down Under?
FemTech is surging around the world with new start-ups and technology entering the marketplace every day, but what’s going on Down Under? Need for FemTech As of June 2019, just over...
FemTech is surging around the world with new start-ups and technology entering the marketplace every day, but what’s going...
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Question & Answer with a patent attorney
Part 2: Patent Claims We continue our discussion of some common questions encountered in patent law, turning now to the topic of patent claims. You can view Part 1: Prior...
Part 2: Patent Claims We continue our discussion of some common questions encountered in patent law, turning now to the...
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Australia’s intelligent approach to artificial intelligence inventions
An Australian court has provided a clear signal that inventions derived from machine learning activities can be subject to valid patent applications, provided they satisfy the regular indicia of...
An Australian court has provided a clear signal that inventions derived from machine learning activities can be subject to...
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Instructions not received – how hard should we follow up?
The Australian Patent system is relatively forgiving in terms of missed deadlines.  The Patents Act provides extensions of time for complying with most deadlines, provided that a genuine error...
The Australian Patent system is relatively forgiving in terms of missed deadlines.  The Patents Act provides extensions of time...
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An Australian first: opposition to a surrender of a patent
In a recent decision by the Australian Patent Office (Michael John Arieni v Sun-Wizard Holding Pty Ltd APO 20), Spruson & Ferguson has been successful in the first...
In a recent decision by the Australian Patent Office (Michael John Arieni v Sun-Wizard Holding Pty Ltd APO...
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