澳大利亚｜专利：是否得到说明书支持与充分公开要求的演变 
本文最初于 2025 年 12 月 11 日以英文发表。自2013年“提高门槛”（Raising the Bar，RTB）改革实施以来，澳大利亚一直并行适用两套不同的书面说明要求制度。RTB改革前提交的专利仍适用较为宽松的“充分公开”和“公平基础”测试；而RTB改革后提交的专利，则必须符合更为严格的“充分公开”和“是否得到说明书支持”要求，该等要求与英国及欧洲的法律标准趋于一致。鉴于这两套制度仍将在未来多年内并存，理解其差异仍然至关重要。 RTB 改革前的法律： “充分描述发明”与“公平基础” 旧法第 40(2)(a) 条要求说明书“充分描述该发明”，而第 40(3) 条则要求权利要求须“以该说明为公平基础”。在 Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd v Arico Trading International Pty Ltd  HCA 8 以及 Lockwood v Doric (No 1)  HCA 58...
本文最初于 2025 年 12 月 11 日以英文发表。自2013年“提高门槛”（Raising the Bar，RTB）改革实施以来，澳大利亚一直并行适用两套不同的书面说明要求制度。RTB改革前提交的专利仍适用较为宽松的“充分公开”和“公平基础”测试；而RTB改革后提交的专利，则必须符合更为严格的“充分公开”和“是否得到说明书支持”要求，该等要求与英国及欧洲的法律标准趋于一致。鉴于这两套制度仍将在未来多年内并存，理解其差异仍然至关重要。 RTB 改革前的法律： “充分描述发明”与“公平基础” 旧法第 40(2)(a) 条要求说明书“充分描述该发明”，而第 40(3) 条则要求权利要求须“以该说明为公平基础”。在 Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd v Arico Trading International...
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Australia | Patents: the evolving law of Support and Sufficiency 
For more than a decade, and for at least another decade to come, Australia’s patent law has openly applied a double-standard with respect to written description requirements, namely the...
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As some of you may know, the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (Cth), which took effect on 15 April 2013, introduced a number of significant...
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Relief for infringement available before publication of any Divisional Innovation Patent.This case concerned alleged infringement of several innovations patents derived from a standard parent application.
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On 15 April 2013 the remaining schedules of the Raising the Bar Act will come into force. These schedules include some of the most significant amendments to the...
On 15 April 2013 the remaining schedules of the Raising the Bar Act will come into force. These...
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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...
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