spruson & ferguson patents Archives

16th Oct 2018

Patents of Addition: A Strategy to Protect Improvements or Modifications in an Invention in Australia and New Zealand

With Australia’s second tier innovation patent system set to be phased out, as we have reported previously, this will remove an option for protecting improvements in Australia with a...

With Australia’s second tier innovation patent system set to be phased out, as we have reported previously, this will...

6th Dec 2017

Australia Update: IP Australia announces a reduction in PCT fees

Following the directives adopted by the PCT Assembly, IP Australia has announced updated fees for PCT applications. The updated fees will be published in the Australian Official Journal of...

Following the directives adopted by the PCT Assembly, IP Australia has announced updated fees for PCT applications. The updated...

11th Sep 2017

Ensuring valid protection of your design in Australia

Some recent examples of prior publication of designs have highlighted the need for Australian designers to be vigilant to avoid any public disclosure of their design prior to filing...

Some recent examples of prior publication of designs have highlighted the need for Australian designers to be vigilant to...