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22nd Apr 2016

Australian Patent Office releases new Guidelines for Computer Related Inventions

On 1 February 2016, the Australian Patent Office released new guidelines on 1 February 2016 for assessing whether computer-related inventions relate to patentable subject matter.

On 1 February 2016, the Australian Patent Office released new guidelines on 1 February 2016 for assessing whether...

24th Dec 2013

Will the Innovation Patent Survive?

The Australian Government’s Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP) has been tasked to review the innovation patent system amidst concerns of the system being ‘abused’. In an August 2013...

The Australian Government’s Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (ACIP) has been tasked to review the innovation patent system amidst...

23rd Nov 2012

Raising the (Patent) Bar: the fine points of detail

Our News Alert of 17 April 2012 advised that the Raising the Bar Bill had received Royal Assent and the amendments to the Patents Act will come into force...

Our News Alert of 17 April 2012 advised that the Raising the Bar Bill had received Royal Assent and...