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8th Mar 2023

Celebrating International Women’s Day: An Interview with a Trailblazing Scientist

As we approach International Women's Day, we are reminded of the incredible women who have broken barriers, challenged the status quo, and pushed boundaries in their fields. We recently...

As we approach International Women's Day, we are reminded of the incredible women who have broken barriers, challenged the...

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13th Aug 2021

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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4th Mar 2021

2021: An AI Inventor Odyssey

As part of a global series of cases testing the boundaries of what it means to be an inventor, the Australian Patent Office ("APO") has now had its say...

As part of a global series of cases testing the boundaries of what it means to be an inventor,...

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19th Jan 2021

Proposed changes to Fiji IP law

New Trademark, Patent and Design Bills, 45, 46 and 471 of 2020 have been issued by the Fijian Parliament to update the IP laws pertaining to current acts dated...

New Trademark, Patent and Design Bills, 45, 46 and 471 of 2020 have been issued by the Fijian Parliament...

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16th Jun 2020

Thinking outside the sandbox: Australian Patent Office Decision Finding Computer Implemented Invention Patentable

Facebook, Inc. APO 19 A recent hearing decision by the Australian Patent Office highlights that a technical improvement to a general-purpose computer can be considered patentable subject matter in...

Facebook, Inc. APO 19 A recent hearing decision by the Australian Patent Office highlights that a technical improvement to...

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