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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...

11th Jun 2020

Aristocrat’s gamble pays off – Federal Court finds on appeal that an electronic gaming machine is a ‘manner of manufacture’

The Federal Court has recently found that a claim in four innovation patents directed to an electronic gaming machine (EGM), having a combination of physical parts and computer software...

The Federal Court has recently found that a claim in four innovation patents directed to an electronic gaming machine...

4th Jun 2020

Urban Alley Brewery Pty Ltd v La Sirène Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 82

The Federal Court case of Urban Alley Brewery Pty Ltd v La Sirène Pty Ltd FCA 82 illustrates the difficulties that can arise from using descriptive words in...

The Federal Court case of Urban Alley Brewery Pty Ltd v La Sirène Pty Ltd FCA 82 illustrates...

26th May 2020

Switching stances: China policies to focus strongly on patent quality

On March 5, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued key points for its goals in 2020, which were reiterated in a recent May newsletter. One of the...

On March 5, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) issued key points for its goals in 2020, which...

21st May 2020

Using AI to invent therapeutics: should artificial intelligence be recognised for inventive activity?

Two patent applications naming artificial intelligence as the sole inventor were refused by the European Patent Office following oral proceedings on the grounds that an inventor must be a...

Two patent applications naming artificial intelligence as the sole inventor were refused by the European Patent Office following oral...

13th May 2020

Singapore design registrants to benefit from WIPO Design Treaty

Singapore design registrants are able to enjoy greater benefits from March 19 2020 as the city-state has become the 58th member to join the Locarno Agreement, an international agreement on...

Singapore design registrants are able to enjoy greater benefits from March 19 2020 as the city-state has become the...

12th May 2020

A rush to register COVID-19 related trade marks

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to numerous companies seeking to register COVID-19 related trade marks in relation to a wide range of goods and services in many countries throughout the world. In...

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to numerous companies seeking to register COVID-19 related trade marks in relation to a wide...

11th May 2020

Spruson & Ferguson practitioners receive recognition as IP Stars 2020 in MIP ranking

Spruson & Ferguson Principals Kristian Robinson, Adam Luxton, Coral Toh, Ee Lin Soo, and Peter Hallett have been listed as IP Stars 2020 in the Managing Intellectual Property ranking....

Spruson & Ferguson Principals Kristian Robinson, Adam Luxton, Coral Toh, Ee Lin Soo, and Peter Hallett have been listed...

6th May 2020

Full Court Decision on Additional Damages: Oxworks Trading Pty Ltd v Gram Engineering Pty Ltd [2019] FCAFC 240

When a patent is infringed, an Australian court may decide to award additional damages in favour of a patentee having regard to the flagrancy of the infringement. This was...

When a patent is infringed, an Australian court may decide to award additional damages in favour of a patentee...

4th May 2020

Singapore Patent Fast Track Programme

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has launched a new fast-track programme (named “SG Patent Fast Track”) to accelerate the patent application-to-grant process in Singapore. The programme is...

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) has launched a new fast-track programme (named “SG Patent Fast Track”) to...

30th Apr 2020

Terminating and re-negotiating your contracts under COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially disrupted the operation of the Australian society and overseas. Supply chains are interrupted due to travel restrictions, the mode of business operation has changed overnight as a...

The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially disrupted the operation of the Australian society and overseas. Supply chains are interrupted due to travel...

28th Apr 2020

Commonwealth of Australia unsuccessful in its claim for A$325 million damages

Commonwealth of Australia v Sanofi (formerly Sanofi-Aventis) (No 5) FCA 543 As reported in our article of July 2017, the Commonwealth has been seeking to establish its entitlement...

Commonwealth of Australia v Sanofi (formerly Sanofi-Aventis) (No 5) FCA 543 As reported in our article of July...

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