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Freehills Patent Attorneys

Offices

  1. Australia

    1. Melbourne VIC

      Level 42, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia T 61 3 9288 1577 F 61 3 9288 1389
    2. Sydney NSW

      Level 38, MLC Centre, 19 Martin Place, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia T 61 2 9225 5777 F 61 2 9225 5389
  1. Opposition proceedings procedural changes

    Australia - May 7 2013

    Significant changes to Australian Patent Opposition proceedings arise under the new Regulations to the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising

  2. The balance of convenience in applications for interlocutory injunctions: Embertec Pty Limited v Energy Efficient Technologies Pty Limited

    Australia - March 4 2013

    Embertec and Energy Efficient Technologies (EETECH) are competitors in the market for the sale and supply of standby power controllers (SPCs). On 14

  3. New patent regulations change the due date for filing a notice of entitlement

    Australia - April 22 2013

    A notice by an Australian patent applicant stating entitlement to grant of patent and to claim priority is to be filed no later than the due date for

  4. Apotex Pty Ltd v Sanofi-Aventis Australia Pty Ltd - claiming intent

    Australia - August 21 2012

    The Federal Court of Appeal in Australia recently interpreted method of treatment claims as having an element of intention

  5. US law reform - new novelty rules

    Australia - August 28 2012

    We continue in our series of snap-shots of changes to US patent law as a result of The America Invents Act, signed into law by President Obama on 16 September 2011

  1. Opposition proceedings procedural changes

    Australia - May 7 2013

    Significant changes to Australian Patent Opposition proceedings arise under the new Regulations to the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising

  2. Opposition proceedings timing changes

    Australia - April 29 2013

    The new Regulations to the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 that came into force on 15 April 2013 aim to reduce delay

  3. New patent regulations change the due date for filing a notice of entitlement

    Australia - April 22 2013

    A notice by an Australian patent applicant stating entitlement to grant of patent and to claim priority is to be filed no later than the due date for

  4. An easy guide to Australia’s new patent law under the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012

    Australia - April 15 2013

    The most significant amendment to Australia's patent legislation since enactment of the current Patents Act 1990 (Cth) has now come into effect with

  5. IP Australia introduces new search procedures

    Australia - April 15 2013

    As part of the upcoming Raising the Bar legislative changes, IP Australia will introduce two new search procedures and corresponding search fees for