Use of prophetic examples in patent specifications
Prophetic examples, sometimes referred to as “paper”, “speculative”, “fictitious” or “hypothetical” examples, are examples that are sometimes included into a patent specification that describe experiments that have not yet...
Prophetic examples, sometimes referred to as “paper”, “speculative”, “fictitious” or “hypothetical” examples, are examples that are sometimes included into...
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Legal 500 Country Guide | Patent litigation in Australia
Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers has again provided expert content for the 2025 edition of the Legal 500 Country Guide to patent litigation laws and regulation in Australia. These useful guides...
Spruson & Ferguson Lawyers has again provided expert content for the 2025 edition of the Legal 500 Country Guide...
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Spruson & Ferguson opens new office in Melbourne, Australia
We are pleased to announce that Spruson & Ferguson has opened a new office in Melbourne Australia, staffed by a new team of trade mark professionals who have joined...
We are pleased to announce that Spruson & Ferguson has opened a new office in Melbourne Australia, staffed by...
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Removal of NZ/AU Single Application and Examination Processes
In our article of 22 July 2016, we reported that the Commerce Committee recommended that the relevant clauses pertaining to a Single Application Process (SAP) and a Single Examination...
In our article of 22 July 2016, we reported that the Commerce Committee recommended that the relevant clauses pertaining...
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New gTLD Sunrise Availability October 2016
Generic top-level domains (gTLD) such as .com, .net and .org typically cycle through a “Sunrise Period” prior to becoming available to the general public.
Generic top-level domains (gTLD) such as .com, .net and .org typically cycle through a “Sunrise Period” prior to becoming...
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Australia Update: Official Fee Changes at IP Australia
IP Australia has recently announced changes to the official fees payable for various IP matters following a cost recovery review in May this year. The changes are proposed to...
IP Australia has recently announced changes to the official fees payable for various IP matters following a cost recovery...
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