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Date Published |
Type |
| FPA Patent Attorneys named among the world’s top IP value creators in IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists |
23 Sep 2021 |
Firm News |
| Design Amendment Bill 2020 passed through Parliament |
2 Sep 2021 |
Legal Updates |
| Australian Patent Office to appeal DABUS decision |
30 Aug 2021 |
Legal Updates |
| Patent term lost as the extremities of the patent term extension (PTE) system in Australia are tested |
24 Aug 2021 |
Articles |
| AI as an inventor – Implications of the DABUS Decision |
20 Aug 2021 |
Articles |
| What savvy IP users know about innovation patents |
19 Aug 2021 |
Articles |
| Battery technology patent growth charges up |
17 Aug 2021 |
Articles |
| Singapore Intellectual Property Strategy 2030 – How will it affect businesses operating in Singapore? |
13 Aug 2021 |
Articles |
| Legal Update – Artificial Intelligence as an inventor |
2 Aug 2021 |
Legal Updates |
| FPA Patent Attorneys again ranked as “Highly Recommended” by IAM Patent 1000 and eight individuals recognised for expertise for 2021 |
20 Jul 2021 |
Firm News |
| 2020: The year that was in Australian patent law. Plus two bonus cases from 2021 |
7 Jul 2021 |
Articles |
| FPA Patent Attorneys adds two to the rank of Senior Associate |
5 Jul 2021 |
Firm News |
| FPA Patent Attorneys appointment of new Associate Principal |
1 Jul 2021 |
Firm News |
| Full Federal Court of Australia confirms that methods of diagnosis are patentable subject matter in Australia |
28 Jun 2021 |
Legal Updates |
| New additions to our life science area |
24 Jun 2021 |
Firm News |
| FPA Patent Attorneys - Australian Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year 2021 |
24 Jun 2021 |
Firm News |
| Patenting AI – Where does Australia stand in comparison to other jurisdictions? |
9 Jun 2021 |
Articles |
| FPA Patent Attorneys announce Tian Liang is now a registered patent attorney |
13 Apr 2021 |
Firm News |
| IPOS Clarifies Non-physical Designs Practice with Handy Online Guidebook |
24 Feb 2021 |
Articles |
| FPA Patent Attorneys further expands its talent base at all levels |
23 Feb 2021 |
Firm News |
| FPA Patent Attorneys appoints new Principal Grant Jacobsen |
4 Feb 2021 |
Firm News |
| FPA Patent Attorneys continues strong growth with appointment of new Associate Principal and newly registered patent attorney |
19 Jan 2021 |
Firm News |
| Registered Designs: A grace period due to be introduced in Australia |
24 Nov 2020 |
Legal Updates |
| Singapore patent only covers a relatively limited domestic market? No problem, granted Singapore patents can now be re-registered in Cambodia and Laos! |
11 Nov 2020 |
Articles |
| Repair, recycling, reprocessing or infringement? |
16 Oct 2020 |
Articles |
| The window to secure an innovation patent filing is closing |
20 Aug 2020 |
Legal Updates |
| Poisonous priority in Australia – the landmine laid by the Federal Court and what to do about it (part 2 of 2) |
16 Jul 2020 |
Articles |
| FPA Patent Attorneys is ranked “Tier 1 for Patent Prosecution” by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) for 2020/21 |
7 Jul 2020 |
Firm News |
| FPA Patent Attorneys is ranked as “Highly Recommended” for Patent Prosecution by IAM Patent 1000 for 2020/21 |
7 Jul 2020 |
Firm News |
| Australian Federal Court clarifies that a machine is not a scheme or an idea |
11 Jun 2020 |
Legal Updates |
| Granted patents within 6 months? Now possible in Singapore! |
4 Jun 2020 |
Legal Updates |
| Schemes, per se, still unpatentable in Australia |
26 May 2020 |
Legal Updates |
| IP Australia 3 month extension of time - Covid-19 |
15 May 2020 |
Legal Updates |
| IP Australia Responds to Design Reform Consultation |
14 May 2020 |
Legal Updates |
| Artificial Intelligence |
27 Apr 2020 |
Publications |
| Enablement and Support in Australia (part 3 of 3) |
10 Mar 2020 |
Articles |
| Innovation Patent update |
27 Feb 2020 |
Legal Updates |
| Need another reason to file a Singapore patent? Granted Singapore patents can soon be re-registered in Laos |
17 Feb 2020 |
Legal Updates |
| 2019: The year of patentable subject matter in the Australian courts |
17 Feb 2020 |
Firm News |
| Patents in Asia-Pacific 2019/2020: The new innovation battleground | Southeast Asia |
3 Feb 2020 |
Publications |
| IPOS Clarifies Registered Designs Practice, but where is the Legal Basis? |
21 Jan 2020 |
Articles |
| Singapore – Preeminent Country for Protection of IP Rights in Asia |
26 Nov 2019 |
Articles |
| Indonesian Patent Office making good on threats to suspend new patent filings – but is also offering a lifeline |
21 Nov 2019 |
Legal Updates |
| Enablement and Support in Australia (part 2 of 3) |
19 Nov 2019 |
Articles |
| IP Australia Calls for Feedback Regarding Reform of the Australian Designs System |
6 Nov 2019 |
Articles |
| Australian patentable subject matter – is your invention patentable or an abstract idea? |
16 Sep 2019 |
Articles |
| Poisonous priority in Australia – the landmine laid by the Federal Court and what to do about it (part 1 of 2) |
21 Aug 2019 |
Articles |
| Enablement and Support in Australia (part 1 of 3) |
14 Aug 2019 |
Articles |
| FPA Patent Attorneys awarded “Highly Recommended” for Patent Prosecution by IAM Patents 1000 |
12 Aug 2019 |
Firm News |
| Seeking patent protection in Malaysia |
12 Aug 2019 |
Articles |
| Australian and ASEAN utility models – how to make use of this valuable IP right! |
31 Jul 2019 |
Articles |
| Methods and use claims – not the poor cousins of patent claims they are perceived to be |
17 Jul 2019 |
Articles |
| Patenting of AI inventions is now expedited in Singapore |
11 Jul 2019 |
Articles |
| Sequenom v Ariosa: Methods of diagnosis held patentable in Australia |
2 Jul 2019 |
Legal Updates |
| FPA Patent Attorneys continues strong growth with appointment of new Senior Associates |
1 Jul 2019 |
Firm News |
| Singapore patent law changes on 1 January 2020 - supplementary examination is going but this isn't a bad thing |
19 Jun 2019 |
Articles |
| FPA Patent Attorneys adds to its growing practice with appointment of new Senior Associate |
5 Jun 2019 |
Firm News |
| FPA Patent Attorneys once again recognised as global IP leaders by MIP |
30 May 2019 |
Firm News |
| IPOS is treating design applications more seriously - so should applicants |
13 May 2019 |
|
| Patenting Medical Methods Involving Devices and Equipment (in Australia and Beyond) |
6 May 2019 |
Articles |
| Singapore - IPOS Fintech Fast Track Initiative extended by one year until 25 April 2020 |
9 Apr 2019 |
Articles |
| Patenting Medical Methods Involving Devices and Equipment (in Australia and Beyond) |
5 Apr 2019 |
Articles |
| FPA Patent Attorneys is MIP Australian Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year 2019 |
21 Mar 2019 |
Firm News |
| Singapore patent law changes on 1 January 2020 - supplementary examination is going but this isn't a bad thing |
18 Mar 2019 |
Articles |
| Extending patent deadlines in Indonesia |
12 Mar 2019 |
Articles |
| Patenting Medical Methods Involving Devices and Equipment (in Australia and Beyond) |
5 Mar 2019 |
Articles |
| Sweet or sour: The Saccharin doctrine and Australian patent law |
26 Feb 2019 |
Articles |
| The Singapore Court of Appeal clarifies that courts can preside over patent revocation proceedings in certain situations |
18 Feb 2019 |
Articles |
| The continuing risk of “comprising” and “contains” in Australian patent claims |
15 Feb 2019 |
Articles |
| Recent US case highlights importance of filing provisional application before commercial negotiations |
1 Feb 2019 |
Articles |
| Australian Patent Office Appeals Rokt Decision |
23 Jan 2019 |
Legal Updates |
| Generous patent grace period changes in Japan |
18 Jan 2019 |
Legal Updates |
| 2018: Best method, damages and patentable subject matter were some of the ‘big ticket’ items |
7 Jan 2019 |
Articles |
| FPA Patent Attorneys strengthens ICT patent practice with the appointment of new Patent Attorney Ben Hayes |
18 Dec 2018 |
Firm News |
| Australian Federal Court finds a computer implemented invention patentable |
13 Dec 2018 |
Articles |
| New Government Grant Initiatives in Singapore |
27 Nov 2018 |
Articles |
| Indonesian Patent Office clarifies patent annuity ambiguities |
5 Nov 2018 |
Articles |
| Fate of computer-implemented inventions in the hands of five Federal Court Judges |
2 Nov 2018 |
Articles |
| Patents for Algorithms in Australia |
25 Oct 2018 |
Articles |
| The Australian Designs System: Reform on the Radar |
26 Sep 2018 |
Articles |
| Single-use medical devices: deterring after-market competitors |
1 Aug 2018 |
Articles |
| FPA Patent Attorneys 2018 Senior Associate Promotions |
9 Jul 2018 |
Firm News |
| Alister McCowan of FPA Patent Attorneys awarded patent drafting prize |
13 Jun 2018 |
Firm News |
| IAM Patent 1000 once again awards FPA Patent Attorneys as “Highly Recommended” for Patent Prosecution |
12 Jun 2018 |
Firm News |
| International Industrial Design Protection |
8 Jun 2018 |
Articles |
| FPA Patent Attorneys is delighted to be ranked among global IP Stars |
22 May 2018 |
Firm News |
| FPA Patent Attorneys recognised again as Tier 1 by highly regarded Managing Intellectual Property Stars IP firm survey |
22 Mar 2018 |
Firm News |
| When a 20 year term just isn't enough: Patent term adjustment |
7 Feb 2018 |
Articles |
| When a 20 year patent term just isn't enough: Market and data exclusivity |
31 Jan 2018 |
Articles |
| When a 20 year patent term just isn't enough: Patent term extensions |
24 Jan 2018 |
Articles |
| 2017 – It was biotech and pharma who kept the Australian legal system busy |
12 Jan 2018 |
Articles |
| IP considerations in the early stages of drug development – how to pick your moment |
17 Nov 2017 |
Articles |
| IP and healthcare in South East Asia: “Bigger than BRIC”. So why aren’t you filing your patent applications there? |
11 Oct 2017 |
Articles |
| The patentability of isolated natural products … A proposed approach to clarify examination procedures in Singapore |
5 Oct 2017 |
Articles |
| South East Asia: 5 reasons why it is an essential patent filing destination |
27 Sep 2017 |
Articles |
| FPA Patent Attorneys appoints new Principal Chris Bird |
25 Sep 2017 |
Firm News |
| Framework for Swiss-form claim construction in Australia: Is it really about objective intent? |
15 Sep 2017 |
Articles |
| Singapore – Avoid undue delays when requesting post-grant amendments |
25 Aug 2017 |
Articles |
| A loophole allowing patent term extensions in Australia for certain Swiss-style claims has been closed |
24 Aug 2017 |
Articles |
| Patentability of diagnostic methods and biomarkers in Australia and New Zealand |
24 Aug 2017 |
Articles |
| Potential for more cost-effective options for challenging Singapore patents and applications |
14 Aug 2017 |
Articles |
| Patent claim construction in Australia: Federal Court confirms the need for careful consideration of the use of “comprising” and “contains” in patent claims |
11 Aug 2017 |
Articles |
| IAM Patent 1000 Upholds FPA Patent Attorneys as ‘Highly Recommended’ for Patent Prosecution in 2017 |
13 Jul 2017 |
Firm News |
| Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) now available in New Zealand |
6 Jul 2017 |
Articles |
| FPA Patent Attorneys strengthens its patent practice with the appointment of new Principals and Senior Associates |
3 Jul 2017 |
Firm News |
| The Australian Innovation Patent: The threshold for patentability may be higher than you think |
22 Jun 2017 |
Articles |
| FPA Patent Attorneys announce Catherine Winbanks is now registered attorney |
18 May 2017 |
Articles |
| Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars Handbook rank FPA Patent Attorneys as Tier 1 for Patent Prosecution in 2017 |
20 Mar 2017 |
Firm News |
| Australian and New Zealand Patent Systems among the strongest in the world |
17 Mar 2017 |
Articles |
| Pharmaceuticals in South East Asia |
14 Mar 2017 |
Publications |
| 2016 – a year at a glance |
14 Mar 2017 |
Articles |
| Reg. 5.23 - When evidence isn't considered to be evidence, but is still considered as evidence |
9 Mar 2017 |
Articles |
| Can Swiss-style claims go off-piste in Australia? |
6 Mar 2017 |
Articles |
| Sounds like a design opposition |
2 Mar 2017 |
Articles |
| 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' - Patents directed to deuterium modified drugs |
28 Feb 2017 |
Articles |
| Swiss-style patent claims can be very valuable in Australia |
23 Feb 2017 |
Articles |
| PCT national phase – filing requirements |
17 Feb 2017 |
Publications |
| Licences are out and automatic rights are in: a new way to allow exploitation following temporary patent ceasing is proposed |
15 Feb 2017 |
Articles |
| To concede or not concede (infringement): that is the question! An instance of a third party licence being requested during temporary ceasing of a patent |
14 Feb 2017 |
Articles |
| Federal court aids in construction of provisions for third party statutory licences following temporary ceasing of a patent but declines to comment on Patent Office decision procedure |
14 Feb 2017 |
Articles |
| South East Asia - Renewal Requirements |
2 Feb 2017 |
Articles |
| Remedies for IP infringement: when additional damages aren't |
20 Jan 2017 |
Articles |
| Missed a patent deadline in Australia? It may not be as bad as you think. |
10 Jan 2017 |
Articles |
| FPA Patent Attorneys is delighted to announce that Akanksha Dahiya has been awarded the 2016 Institute Prize |
23 Dec 2016 |
Firm News |
| IP Australia releases Exposure Draft of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2017 |
14 Dec 2016 |
Legal Updates |
| Enablement and examination post raising the bar |
8 Dec 2016 |
Articles |
| U-turn on trans-Tasman patent processes |
31 Oct 2016 |
Articles |
| Contributing to a patent claim might not make you a co-inventor |
14 Oct 2016 |
Articles |
| Australian designs law - what is really going to change and when? |
6 Oct 2016 |
Articles |
| Australian designs law - where is reform headed? |
5 Oct 2016 |
Articles |
| 3 Rounds to Lucas Mill in Chinese Patent Case |
21 Sep 2016 |
Firm News |
| The new "Pet" on the block: radio imaging with Zirconium-89 |
21 Sep 2016 |
Articles |
| FPA Patent Attorneys expertise in Gene Therapy |
30 Aug 2016 |
Firm News |
| How an object statement can bring down your patent |
31 May 2016 |
Articles |
| Designs law reform in Australia: Prior art base, Grace periods, Screen displays and other changes |
31 May 2016 |
Articles |
| IAM Patent 1000 Affirms Freehills Patent Attorneys as "Highly Recommended" for Patent Prosecution in 2016 |
31 May 2016 |
Firm News |
| Quicker, easier and cheaper? New Rules for patent prosecution in India |
25 May 2016 |
Legal Updates |
| Four partners of Freehills Patent Attorneys have been declared Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars for 2016 |
25 May 2016 |
Firm News |
| Patentable subject matter: Inventive test for assessing substance of an invention |
20 May 2016 |
Articles |
| The "teacher's PET" of radionuclides – patents directed to Fluorine-18 |
18 May 2016 |
Articles |
| The right policy prescription for pharmaceutical patents? The Australian Productivity Commission proposes a new formula |
11 May 2016 |
Articles |
| Freehills Patent Attorneys announce Jason Manakis is now a registered attorney |
11 May 2016 |
Firm News |
| RPL Central: High Court Refuses Special Leave |
6 May 2016 |
Legal Updates |
| Draft Report on Australia's Intellectual Property Arrangements |
2 May 2016 |
Legal Updates |
| Simply the best method for Australian patents |
29 Mar 2016 |
Articles |
| Product Management Group Pty Ltd v Blue Gentian LLC (2015) FCAFC 179 |
29 Mar 2016 |
Articles |
| Seven Freehills Patent Attorneys Partners listed in The Best Lawyers® in Australia |
24 Mar 2016 |
Firm News |
| A hot couple in the patenting of radiopharmaceuticals – the theranostic pair Technetium-99m and Rhenium-188 |
11 Mar 2016 |
Articles |
| Does a recent Patent Office decision increase the evidence needed to support patent term extension? |
7 Mar 2016 |
Articles |
| Evidence wins the day |
22 Feb 2016 |
Articles |
| Does this bug you? When your food crawls... |
9 Feb 2016 |
Publications |
| Protecting GUI Designs in Australia: More Questions than Answers |
5 Feb 2016 |
Articles |
| Look before you leap: seeking to enforce your pharmaceutical patent may lead to unintended consequences |
11 Jan 2016 |
Articles |
| Commonwealth a step closer to compensation for delayed PBS price drops |
18 Dec 2015 |
Articles |
| New Appeal decision on computer implemented inventions in Australia |
16 Dec 2015 |
Articles |
| Australian Patent Office guidelines finalised post-Myriad |
15 Dec 2015 |
Articles |
| Senior Associate of Freehills Patent Attorneys qualifies as Cosmetic Chemist |
10 Dec 2015 |
Firm News |
| National Innovation & Science Agenda |
9 Dec 2015 |
Articles |
| How high has the bar been raised? The Australian Patent Office issues its first opposition decision on a post "˜Raising the Bar' patent application |
9 Dec 2015 |
Articles |
| Freehills Patent Attorneys 2015 Awarded Best Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Patent Firm - Australia |
8 Dec 2015 |
Firm News |
| The low-down on the new Victorian Manufacturing Grant |
7 Dec 2015 |
Articles |
| Government's Innovation Statement puts renewables back on the Agenda |
7 Dec 2015 |
Articles |
| Australian & NZ single patent examination: Soon you may not have a choice |
30 Nov 2015 |
Articles |
| When inventive steps become routine...greater hurdles for applicants with claims directed to antibodies |
29 Oct 2015 |
Articles |
| What impact will the Australian Myriad decision have on patent eligibility of diagnostic tests? |
23 Oct 2015 |
Articles |
| Australian manufacturer is successful in asserting patent in China |
21 Oct 2015 |
Articles |
| Using divisional applications in Australia to fix your licensing woes |
20 Oct 2015 |
Publications |
| Expanding the PPH in Australia |
20 Oct 2015 |
Articles |
| Can a natural product still be patented in Australia? |
20 Oct 2015 |
Articles |
| "Does a nucleic acid constitute patent eligible subject matter under Australia law?" |
19 Oct 2015 |
Articles |
| What did the Australian High Court actually say about the patent eligibility of cDNA? |
19 Oct 2015 |
Articles |
| Cleantech and solar photovoltaic innovation – an area of opportunity for the mining industry |
7 Oct 2015 |
Articles |
| High Court of Australia determines isolated BRCA1 gene not patentable in Australia |
7 Oct 2015 |
Legal Updates |
| Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement on term of data exclusivity for biological pharmaceuticals, not patent term |
6 Oct 2015 |
Legal Updates |
| Additional protection from Swiss-form claims: a direct infringement option when method claims are indirectly infringed |
4 Sep 2015 |
Articles |
| The Future of the Australian Designs System |
17 Aug 2015 |
Articles |
| Australian manufacturer enforces Chinese patent against Chinese infringer in China |
14 Aug 2015 |
Articles |
| Abolition of the Australian Innovation Patent? |
13 Aug 2015 |
Legal Updates |
| Swiss-form claims: not the same as methods of medical treatment? |
12 Aug 2015 |
Articles |
| Nichia Corporation v Arrow Electronics [2015] FCA 699 |
5 Aug 2015 |
Articles |
| European alliance of plant breeders fails to halt the march of the Nagoya Protocol |
7 Jul 2015 |
Articles |
| Employee share changes now law |
6 Jul 2015 |
Articles |
| Four partners named 2015 MIP Stars |
6 Jul 2015 |
Firm News |
| Best for Biotechnology IP Matters 2015 - Australia |
2 Jul 2015 |
Firm News |
| Freehills Patent Attorneys 'Highly Recommended' by leading IP publication, IAM |
30 Jun 2015 |
Firm News |
| Seeking a patent term extension may cut it short |
23 Jun 2015 |
Articles |
| Income Tax & Crowdfunding |
9 Jun 2015 |
Articles |
| Jacqui Young our 4th Registered Attorney in 12 months |
28 May 2015 |
Firm News |
| Final report on the review of Australia's designs system |
7 May 2015 |
Articles |
| Patenting natural and organic cosmetics...can it be done? |
4 May 2015 |
Articles |
| Five partners listed in The Best Lawyers ® 2015 Guide |
10 Apr 2015 |
Articles |
| A new breed of plant patents in Europe |
8 Apr 2015 |
Articles |
| Freehills Patent Attorneys 2015 promotions |
1 Apr 2015 |
Firm News |
| Share Plan changes tabled and diced |
27 Mar 2015 |
Articles |
| Designing foreign applications |
17 Mar 2015 |
Articles |
| Commercial success of cable not strong enough to hold up patent |
2 Mar 2015 |
Articles |
| Employee Share Schemes: ED |
19 Jan 2015 |
Articles |
| Australia: Claim preambles, object statements and patentable subject matter |
7 Jan 2015 |
Articles |
| Computer implemented inventions in Australia: The current state of play |
16 Dec 2014 |
Articles |
| Australian designs system under review |
4 Dec 2014 |
Articles |
| Designing Applications: Tips for filing design applications in Australia |
17 Nov 2014 |
Publications |
| Israel, Finland and the US top the Global Cleantech Innovation Index 2014 |
13 Nov 2014 |
Articles |
| Government dollars for getting IP to market |
11 Nov 2014 |
Articles |
| Computer Implemented Business Scheme not Patentable in Australia |
10 Nov 2014 |
Articles |
| The High Court takes remedial action in the escitalopram battle |
6 Nov 2014 |
Articles |
| Decoding Gene Patents in Australia |
30 Oct 2014 |
Articles |
| New Ideas may attract Government dollars for IP Protection |
15 Oct 2014 |
Publications |
| Three Freehills Patent Attorney Partners now Managing IP "IP Stars" |
15 Oct 2014 |
Firm News |
| Freshly minted - our two newest Patent Attorneys |
15 Oct 2014 |
Firm News |
| The Global Cleantech Innovation Index 2014 - policy uncertainty sees Australia slipping |
15 Oct 2014 |
Articles |
| Re-examination now an option for challenging New Zealand patents and applications |
7 Oct 2014 |
Articles |
| Innovation patents in the oil and gas sector: Protecting your innovations, protecting your business |
7 Oct 2014 |
Articles |
| Have the Courts lowered the bar on inventive step? |
2 Oct 2014 |
Articles |
| Full Federal Court confirms isolated nucleic acids are patentable in Australia |
19 Sep 2014 |
Articles |
| Prior claiming in Australia...has news of its demise been greatly exaggerated? Is prior claiming still applicable to the remaining 1952 Act pharmaceutical patents? |
20 Aug 2014 |
Articles |
| Gone but not forgotten...is the archaic ground of prior claiming relevant to "whole of contents" novelty? |
20 Aug 2014 |
Articles |
| Stem cell patentability: European update following Opinion of Advocate-General in ISCC and the Australian position |
18 Aug 2014 |
Articles |
| Woodside Energy Limited v Exxon-Mobil Upstream Research Company [2014] APO 53 |
15 Aug 2014 |
Articles |
| What has your attorney told you about Nautilus v BioSig.? |
28 Jul 2014 |
Articles |
| Australia awaits Federal Court guidance on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions |
23 Jul 2014 |
Articles |
| Improving the value of your US patent portfolio: lessons for Australian and NZ companies from the decision of Bard v Gore |
21 Jul 2014 |
Articles |
| Alice v CLS Bank: An Australian Perspective |
2 Jul 2014 |
Articles |
| Shaken, but still unstirred - Report recommends amendments to the Australian innovation patent system |
2 Jul 2014 |
Articles |
| Bowman v Monsanto in an Australian context |
23 Jun 2014 |
Articles |
| What Australian companies need to know about "˜patent oppositions' in the US |
18 Jun 2014 |
Articles |
| Timely evidence needed for Australian Patent Oppositions |
18 Jun 2014 |
Articles |
| Freehills Patent Attorneys "˜highly recommended' by leading IP publication, IAM |
5 Jun 2014 |
Firm News |
| Markush claims under Australian patent practice |
29 May 2014 |
Articles |
| New Zealand Patent Oppositions – What counts as evidence in reply? |
5 May 2014 |
Articles |
| Amendments to Australia's Intellectual Property Laws |
29 Apr 2014 |
Publications |
| New Zealand Patent Oppositions – New and Improved (New Act Cases) |
28 Apr 2014 |
Articles |
| New Zealand Patent Oppositions – New and Improved (Old Act Cases) |
28 Apr 2014 |
Articles |
| First firm to file a PCT application in Australia using ePCT Portal |
16 Apr 2014 |
Firm News |
| Five Freehills Patent Attorneys Partners named as Best Lawyers in Australia |
11 Apr 2014 |
Firm News |
| New Zealand Patent Oppositions – Can I file late evidence? |
10 Apr 2014 |
Articles |
| Distilling an Agreement |
10 Apr 2014 |
Articles |
| Patentee blindsided by partially uncorroborated evidence |
8 Apr 2014 |
Articles |
| Pharmaceutical patent injunction refused: Warner-Lambert Company LLC v Apotex Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 241 |
27 Mar 2014 |
Articles |
| Announcement: Good Design® Awards Selection for 2014 Revealed |
25 Mar 2014 |
Firm News |
| Australian Patent Office steps up to the challenge on inventive step |
25 Mar 2014 |
Articles |
| Patent grace periods in South East Asia |
19 Mar 2014 |
Articles |
| Warning: Unsolicited requests for payment of fees |
14 Feb 2014 |
Articles |
| Singapore: new positive assessment examination procedure |
13 Feb 2014 |
Articles |
| Did you miss them? - four important patent cases in 2013 |
12 Feb 2014 |
Articles |
| New paradigm in Australian Patent Oppositions |
11 Feb 2014 |
Articles |
| Patent enforcement round-up in South East Asia |
31 Jan 2014 |
Articles |
| You can wave your patent around, just don't hold a stick in your other hand |
31 Jan 2014 |
Articles |
| The opening decision of the Australian Patent Office for 2014 – another invention refused for lack of patentable subject matter |
24 Jan 2014 |
Articles |
| 3 good reasons to file your Singapore applications before February 14, 2014 |
23 Jan 2014 |
Articles |
| Interview - foreign filing expert |
15 Jan 2014 |
Firm News |
| "Boxed into a corner"?: Australian Government confirms that it is considering "patent box" tax rules to assist manufacturers |
12 Jan 2014 |
Articles |
| More than just a passing interest: ensuring your rights are secured under the PPSA |
9 Jan 2014 |
Articles |
| Licence to pill: exclusive or not? Bristol-Myers Squibb Company v Apotex Pty Ltd |
20 Dec 2013 |
Articles |
| Are TIME magazine's "25 best inventions of the year 2013" patented and does it really matter? |
20 Dec 2013 |
Articles |
| Kit or caboodle? Recent Australian opposition decision highlights the inconsistency in construction of kit claims between Australia and New Zealand |
19 Dec 2013 |
Articles |
| Australia's highest court takes a knife to indirect infringement: "carve-outs" in product information leaflets are a legitimate way of avoiding indirect infringement |
17 Dec 2013 |
Articles |
| Pharmaceutical companies breathe a sigh of relief: Australia's highest court confirms that methods of medical treatment are patentable |
17 Dec 2013 |
Articles |
| Emma Lees, winner Institute Prize for 2013 from the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia |
17 Dec 2013 |
Firm News |
| Patent Office adopts hard line on requests for extensions of time in patent oppositions |
10 Dec 2013 |
Articles |
| Is data exclusivity "at risk" in Australia as compared to the US and Europe? |
9 Dec 2013 |
Articles |
| What not to say to the Australian Patent Office |
6 Dec 2013 |
Articles |
| Sarah Hennebry is now a registered patent attorney with Freehills Patent Attorneys |
6 Dec 2013 |
Firm News |
| Faster examination for global patent families |
3 Dec 2013 |
Articles |
| Salient lessons for Australian applicants of US diagnostic patent applications |
28 Nov 2013 |
Articles |
| New Zealand approves trans-Tasman patent regime |
25 Nov 2013 |
Articles |
| Breaking the shackles – changes to divisional application practice in Europe |
22 Nov 2013 |
Legal Updates |
| Is inventive step in new Zealand "udderly" ridiculous?...and will it improve under the new legislation? |
18 Nov 2013 |
Articles |
| Computer implemented inventions in Australia: The saga continues ... |
18 Nov 2013 |
Articles |
| BP International Limited v Neste Oil Oyj [2013] APO 46 |
14 Nov 2013 |
Articles |
| When other people's patents get in your way... |
1 Nov 2013 |
Articles |
| Myriad beyond the US: Patent eligibility of genes in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia |
28 Oct 2013 |
Articles |
| Applying the Designs Act 2003: Multisteps in the right direction? |
26 Sep 2013 |
Articles |
| Five things to keep in mind when pursuing registered design protection in Australia |
20 Sep 2013 |
Articles |
| Freehills Patent Attorneys sponsor the 3rd International Conference on Medical Bionics, Engineering Solutions for Neural Disorders |
19 Sep 2013 |
Firm News |
| Update - Protecting Plant Varieties in Australia and New Zealand |
19 Sep 2013 |
Articles |
| Shaken, but not yet stirred –the future of Australian innovation patents |
17 Sep 2013 |
Articles |
| Accelerate your patent grant in South East Asia |
16 Sep 2013 |
Articles |
| Introducing ... New Zealand's Patents Act 2013 |
11 Sep 2013 |
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| Australian Designs System under review |
11 Sep 2013 |
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| Injunction concerning Children's Panadol lifted |
9 Sep 2013 |
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| Objects clause and exclusion from patentability – are biotech related patents under attack in Australia? |
5 Sep 2013 |
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| Freehills Patent Attorneys add new pharmaceuticals partner - Damian Slizys |
2 Sep 2013 |
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| Encouraging developments for computer implemented inventions in Australia |
2 Sep 2013 |
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| Addressing pharma IP law imbalances |
23 Aug 2013 |
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| Simulated flames cause damage |
23 Aug 2013 |
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| Live Aid (treat the world – let them know it is infringement time), patent law-style – proposed new provisions to allow the export of patented pharmaceuticals to countries experiencing a health crisis |
19 Aug 2013 |
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| An easy guide to Australia's new patent law under the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 - Updated 16 August 2013 |
16 Aug 2013 |
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| Oxycodone alleviates pain ... and weakens the Spirit |
14 Aug 2013 |
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| Divisional application patent practice across South East Asia |
1 Aug 2013 |
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| It's finally here: Australia's new patent regime |
31 Jul 2013 |
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| Africa: What you need to know about OAPI and ARIPO |
25 Jul 2013 |
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| Can an error in naming an applicant for a design registration be fatal? Foster's Australia Limited v Cash's (Australia) Pty Ltd |
10 Jul 2013 |
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| One Patent Application, One Examination, One Profession, Two Patents |
3 Jul 2013 |
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| Proposed changes to Crown use in Australia |
27 Jun 2013 |
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| Review of Compulsory Licensing in Australia |
27 Jun 2013 |
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| New risks for patent applicants requesting claim amendment |
25 Jun 2013 |
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| US Supreme Court decision on Myriad's gene patent – implications for Australian patent applicants |
14 Jun 2013 |
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| Infringer violates parking infringement patent, gets ticket, no excuse |
3 Jun 2013 |
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| Freehills Patent Attorney partners listed among the world's leading patent practitioners in the IAM Patent 1000 |
30 May 2013 |
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| Due date for making a micro-organism deposit under Australia's new patent law |
24 May 2013 |
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| Differences between Australian and South African patent practice and law |
14 May 2013 |
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| NZ clarifies proposed ban on software patents |
10 May 2013 |
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| Freehills Patent Attorneys increase partner numbers |
9 May 2013 |
Firm News |
| Opposition Proceedings – procedural changes |
7 May 2013 |
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| Release of the ASEAN IP Portal |
2 May 2013 |
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| Opposition Proceedings – timing changes |
29 Apr 2013 |
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| New Patent Regulations change the due date for filing a Notice of Entitlement |
22 Apr 2013 |
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| Changes to patent entitlement in Australia and New Zealand (updated 15 April 2013) |
15 Apr 2013 |
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| Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012: Overview (updated 15 April 2013) |
15 Apr 2013 |
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| Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012: Amendments relevant to validity (updated 15 April 2013) |
15 Apr 2013 |
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| Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012: Amendments relevant to procedure (updated 15 April 2013) |
15 Apr 2013 |
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| IP Australia introduces new search procedures |
15 Apr 2013 |
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| Key recommendations from the Australian pharmaceutical patents review |
11 Apr 2013 |
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| Inherent lack of novelty: when prior art documents destroy novelty without express disclosure of all features of a claim |
12 Mar 2013 |
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| Will Raising the Bar changes affect "means-plus-function" language in Australia? |
5 Mar 2013 |
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| NZ Patent Oppositions – Can I use a foreign expert? |
4 Mar 2013 |
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| The Balance of Convenience in Applications for Interlocutory Injunctions: Embertec Pty Limited v Energy Efficient Technologies Pty Limited |
4 Mar 2013 |
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| Protecting Plant Varieties in Australia and New Zealand |
1 Mar 2013 |
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| Amending your patent claims in corresponding foreign applications could obligate you to look at your granted Australian claims |
26 Feb 2013 |
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| Isolated nucleic acids are patentable – what does the "Myriad" decision in Australia mean for patent applicants? |
21 Feb 2013 |
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| Australian Federal Court Clarifies Patentability of Computer Inventions |
19 Feb 2013 |
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| Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012: Overview |
18 Feb 2013 |
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| Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012: Action items before 15 April 2013 |
18 Feb 2013 |
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| Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012: Amendments relevant to validity |
18 Feb 2013 |
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| Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012: Amendments relevant to infringement |
18 Feb 2013 |
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| Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012: Amendments relevant to procedure |
18 Feb 2013 |
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| An easy guide to Australia's new patent law under the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 - Updated 18.2.2013 |
18 Feb 2013 |
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| Isolated nucleic acids are patentable – landmark "Myriad" decision in Australia |
15 Feb 2013 |
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| NZ Patent Oppositions – Why do I need expert evidence? |
13 Feb 2013 |
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| What to expect when Australian patent prosecution law changes on April 15, 2013 |
8 Feb 2013 |
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| 5 things ... US attorneys should know about the Australian patent system |
8 Feb 2013 |
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| Freehills Patent Attorneys announces qualifications for 2 more patent professionals |
5 Feb 2013 |
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| NZ Patent Oppositions – What are the steps? |
31 Jan 2013 |
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| A warning to US & foreign companies on Australian patent infringement by common design: Bayer Pharma AG v Genentech Inc [2012] FCA 1467 |
23 Jan 2013 |
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| Australian patent term extension: A "long-term" battle |
15 Jan 2013 |
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| Freehills Patent Attorneys announces qualifications of 3 patent professionals |
20 Dec 2012 |
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| The European unitary patent and unified patent court system Update |
19 Dec 2012 |
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| A US and Australian comparison of "Means plus function" |
5 Dec 2012 |
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| Are your confidential documents confidential? |
4 Dec 2012 |
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| Pharmaceutical Patents Review Panel releases issues paper |
29 Nov 2012 |
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| Protection of diagnostic inventions in the USA - implications of PerkinElmer, Inc. v Intema Limited |
28 Nov 2012 |
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| IP Australia to introduce e-Filing of patent and design applications |
20 Nov 2012 |
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| Changes to patent entitlement in Australia and New Zealand |
15 Nov 2012 |
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| An easy guide to Australia's new patent law under the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 - Updated 15.11.2012 |
15 Nov 2012 |
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| Foreign agents: simple steps to reduce patent costs in Australia |
14 Nov 2012 |
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| Short divisional response deadlines "˜temporarily suspended' |
7 Nov 2012 |
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| Proposed Australian patent prosecution and opposition rule changes for US Patent Attorneys |
25 Oct 2012 |
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| Shining a light on secret use – permissible non-commercial use of prototypes |
23 Oct 2012 |
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| NZ Patent Oppositions – Why oppose? |
18 Oct 2012 |
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| SNF (Australia) Pty Ltd v Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatments Ltd. [2012] FCAFC 95 |
18 Oct 2012 |
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| Apotex Pty Ltd v Sanofi-Aventis Australia Pty Ltd (Part 2) – Contributory infringement |
15 Oct 2012 |
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| Innovation Patent – Fundamental changes proposed |
5 Oct 2012 |
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| NZ Patent Oppositions – When can I file? |
4 Oct 2012 |
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| NZ to decide on software patents |
3 Oct 2012 |
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| Differences between Australian and New Zealand patent practice and law |
2 Oct 2012 |
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| An outbreak of common sense – "fraud on the US Patent Office" actually requires fraud |
26 Sep 2012 |
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| The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) – high speed examination of Australian and United States patent applications |
18 Sep 2012 |
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| Compulsory licensing for pharmaceuticals, manufacture and export |
11 Sep 2012 |
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| Compulsory licensing of patents, a point of discussion in the US |
10 Sep 2012 |
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| US plant patent practitioners – Australian legislative developments |
5 Sep 2012 |
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| Are patents and diagnostic methods compatible? |
28 Aug 2012 |
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| US Law Reform - New Novelty Rules |
28 Aug 2012 |
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| Apotex Pty Ltd v Sanofi-Aventis Australia Pty Ltd - Claiming intent |
21 Aug 2012 |
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| US and Australian Computer Implemented Inventions |
14 Aug 2012 |
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| Determination of inventorship |
9 Aug 2012 |
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| 5 things... to tell your patent attorney when you want a patent |
6 Aug 2012 |
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| Inventorship is not authorship |
2 Aug 2012 |
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| US Patent applications - third party observations |
27 Jul 2012 |
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| Not such a corny idea - patent infringement for food companies |
20 Jul 2012 |
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| Managing biotech patents - what you need to know |
19 Jul 2012 |
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| Inherent disclosure and novelty in patent re-examination: Alza Corporation [2012] APO 70 |
12 Jul 2012 |
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| Further evidence in Australian patent office proceedings: Merial Ltd v Eli Lilly and Company [2012] APO 69 |
11 Jul 2012 |
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| The Australian innovation patent |
2 Jul 2012 |
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| Market dominance through innovation patents |
2 Jul 2012 |
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| Requirements for filing patent and design applications in Australia |
2 Jul 2012 |
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| Change of Name: Freehills Patent Attorneys |
1 Jul 2012 |
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| Senior Associate Appointment 2012 – Adam Denley |
1 Jul 2012 |
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| Freehills Patent Attorney practitioner listed as world's leading patent practitioner in the IAM Patent 1000 |
19 Jun 2012 |
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| An easy guide to Australian patent law for all Australians |
19 Apr 2012 |
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| An easy guide to Australia's new patent law under the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 |
19 Apr 2012 |
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| Audio: Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill–Has the bar actually been raised? |
5 Apr 2012 |
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| US Patent Law reform – New Ways to Attack US Patents |
21 Mar 2012 |
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| Change is inevitable ... but an extension of time isn't if you change your mind |
8 Mar 2012 |
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| US Patent Law Reform – Patent Marking |
1 Mar 2012 |
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| US Law Reform: Inventor Signature Requirements |
16 Feb 2012 |
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| Employer / Employee Ownership of IP – applying UWA v Gray |
10 Jan 2012 |
Articles |
| Proposed amendments to Australian patent law: Usefulness |
6 Jan 2012 |
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| US Patent Law Reform - Prioritised Examination |
23 Dec 2011 |
Legal Updates |
| US Patent Law Reform - First-To-File |
21 Nov 2011 |
Legal Updates |
| US Patent Law Reform: Fee Discounts for Micro Entities |
14 Nov 2011 |
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| Proposed amendments to Australian patent law: patent re-examination |
8 Nov 2011 |
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| US Patent Law Reform: What this means for Australian universities |
7 Nov 2011 |
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| Proposed amendments to Australian patent law: Standard of proof required for allowance |
13 Oct 2011 |
Legal Updates |
| Senate Committee rejects proposal to ban Australian gene patents |
22 Sep 2011 |
Legal Updates |
| The Australian Patent Office rejects insurance plans as being unpatentable |
12 Sep 2011 |
Legal Updates |
| Proposed US patent law reform – implications for Australian business |
12 Sep 2011 |
Legal Updates |
| Smells like inherent novelty: Novartis AG v Bayer Animal Health GmbH [2011] APO 67 |
7 Sep 2011 |
Legal Updates |
| Australian patent invalidity – lack of fair basis not cured by consistory clause |
30 Aug 2011 |
Legal Updates |
| Proposed amendments to Australian patent law: Infringement exemption for acts for obtaining regulatory approval |
24 Aug 2011 |
Legal Updates |
| Proposed amendments to Australian patent law: Infringement exemption for experimental use |
16 Aug 2011 |
Legal Updates |
| Plant Varieties Rights live on... |
7 Jun 2011 |
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| Proposed amendments to Australian patent law: Specifications |
31 May 2011 |
Legal Updates |
| Telstra's opposition to Amazon's Australian "˜1-click' patent |
13 May 2011 |
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| Proposed amendments to Australian patent law: Obviousness |
12 May 2011 |
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| Protecting your profit margins: patent protection of good product design |
21 Jan 2011 |
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| Verification of Translation |
17 Jan 2011 |
Publications |
| Claim amendment refused as patentee knew of problem well before requesting amendment |
1 Dec 2010 |
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| Webinar: A simple, cost effective approach to Australian patents. Filing – Prosecution – Grant |
11 Nov 2010 |
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| "˜Business (method patents) as usual': US Supreme Court in Bilski fails to provide clear guidelines |
2 Jul 2010 |
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| Patent opposition: Dismissal – Wyeth v Sepracor, Inc. [2010] APO 5 (29 April 2010) |
7 May 2010 |
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| Plant Breeders Rights - summary of issues and recommendations for legal reform in ACIP's final report |
3 Feb 2010 |
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| Extensions of time: opposition – Kelvindale Products Pty Ltd v TFH Temporary Fence Hire Pty Ltd [2009] APO 25 (22 December 2009) |
1 Feb 2010 |
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| Parametritis: inventive step - Euroceltique S.A. v Sandoz Pty Ltd [2009] APO 21 (12 November 2009) |
20 Nov 2009 |
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| Smart business leaders know the value of patents |
10 Sep 2009 |
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| Patent term extension: LTS Lohmann Therapie-Systeme AG and Schwarz Pharma Limited [2009] APO 16 (21 August 2009) |
28 Aug 2009 |
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| Court ruling is patently powerful |
22 Jul 2009 |
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| Innovation patent: Grace period – Mont Adventure Equipment Pty Ltd v Phoenix Leisure Group Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 84 |
14 Jul 2009 |
Legal Updates |
| Patent term extension: drug delivery system - N.V. Organon [2009] APO 8 |
7 Jul 2009 |
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| Innovation patents: the Australian Full Federal Court rules on innovative step |
6 Jul 2009 |
Articles |
| United Kingdom awards inventors in Kelly and another v GE Healthcare Limited |
6 Jul 2009 |
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| Patent opposition – dismissal: Ronald Neville Langford v David Gerard Clark [2008] APO 5 (16 March 2009) |
16 Apr 2009 |
Legal Updates |
| United States court issues decision on patent rule changes |
31 Mar 2009 |
Legal Updates |
| Patent opposition proceedings: Macquarie University v HealthLinx Limited [2009] APO1 |
13 Feb 2009 |
Legal Updates |
| Freehills Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys attend leading immunology conference |
11 Feb 2009 |
Legal Updates |
| A Guide to Patent Law in Australia |
25 Sep 2008 |
Publications |
| Federal Court takes an innovative step on innovation patents |
16 Sep 2008 |
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| Freehills Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys expand their ranks |
16 Jun 2008 |
Firm News |
| United States patent applications: Significant rule changes on the way |
1 Nov 2007 |
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| Australian patent practice – removal of onus to file search results |
22 Oct 2007 |
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| Tom Gumley"”profile of new partner in Freehills' Patents and Trade Marks group |
20 May 2007 |
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