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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What is an intermediate generalisation anyway?
The Australian provisions outlining whether an amendment to a patent specification is allowable or not were revised with the IP Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 which came...
The Australian provisions outlining whether an amendment to a patent specification is allowable or not were revised with the...
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Pharmaceutical patent term extensions: broader is not always better
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. et al  APO 43 (16 September 2020) Background Australia’s Patents Act provides a patent term extension (PTE) to account for the delays that can occur when obtaining...
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. et al  APO 43 (16 September 2020) Background Australia’s Patents Act provides a patent term extension (PTE)...
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Tricks of the Trade: Searching the unsearchable
Patent searching is already black magic, wrapped in a puzzle, inside an enigma, passing through a black box, and thinking about how something could be unsearchable is an extra...
Patent searching is already black magic, wrapped in a puzzle, inside an enigma, passing through a black box, and...
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