Pfizer suffers setback in ENBREL battle
Pfizer suffered a setback last week in its Australian battle to protect ENBREL (etanercept), when its preliminary discovery application against Sandoz was dismissed by Justice Burley in the Federal...
Pfizer suffered a setback last week in its Australian battle to protect ENBREL (etanercept), when its preliminary discovery application...
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Extension of time for grace period in Australia
A 12 month “grace period” is provided in Australian Patent law, which allows any information made publicly available, with or without the consent of the applicant, the patentee, or...
A 12 month “grace period” is provided in Australian Patent law, which allows any information made publicly available, with...
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IP-led recovery: putting COVID-19 in the rear-view mirror
There has been a steady decline in innovation in Australia since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2007. This is clear from the Australian Patent Office data which shows...
There has been a steady decline in innovation in Australia since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2007. This...
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Names of Films – Trade Marks or Not Trade Marks?
LION In the recent Trade Marks Office decision of Long Way Home Holdings Pty Ltd v Saroo Brierly Enterprises Pty Ltd ATMO 109, the issue of whether a film...
LION In the recent Trade Marks Office decision of Long Way Home Holdings Pty Ltd v Saroo Brierly Enterprises Pty...
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Brand Protection and Criminal Offences
As IP practitioners, you have probably noticed counterfeit watches being sold at local markets, sometimes hidden from immediate view by the seller.  Over the past ~30 years, growth in...
As IP practitioners, you have probably noticed counterfeit watches being sold at local markets, sometimes hidden from immediate view...
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Australian Patent Office considers the plausibility of Swiss-style claims
Gliknik, Inc. v CSL Behring Lengnau AG  APO 46 (“Gliknik”) concerned a patent application for engineered proteins intended for use as replacements for intravenous immunoglobulin.  The application included claims...
Gliknik, Inc. v CSL Behring Lengnau AG  APO 46 (“Gliknik”) concerned a patent application for engineered proteins intended for...
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Solar Bollard Lighting – Australian leaders in solar lighting solutions
Spruson & Ferguson is pleased to showcase our client, Solar Bollard Lighting who have recently received the prestigious Good Design Award Gold Accolade in the Product Design Furniture and...
Spruson & Ferguson is pleased to showcase our client, Solar Bollard Lighting who have recently received the prestigious Good...
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