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US Court prevents replanting of progeny seed under the Patents Act, saving of progeny seed is permitted under the Plant Variety Protection Act

  • Watermark Patent & Trade Marks Attorneys
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  • Australia, USA
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  • May 17 2013

The US Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that farmers cannot freely use patented genetically modified soybeans to harvest progeny seeds for

Patentability of computer software upheaval in US courts

  • King & Wood Mallesons
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  • Australia, USA
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  • May 14 2013

The patentability of computer software is a hot topic in Australian courts at the moment. However, we aren't alone in struggling with this

Dispelling the Myriad gene patent harmonization myth

  • Foley & Lardner LLP
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  • Australia, Canada, European Union, France, Germany, Japan, USA
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  • April 30 2013

In the wake of the Supreme Court oral arguments in the Myriad "gene patent" case, most commentators are predicting that the Court will uphold the

Starting the patenting process, reflections on recent law changes in the US

  • AJ Park
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  • Australia, New Zealand, USA
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  • April 17 2013

The new law, known as the America Invents Act (AIA), came into force on 16 March 2013. Recent changes in United States law under the America Invents

Australia’s April 12 deadline for Raising the Bar

  • Foley & Lardner LLP
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  • Australia, USA
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  • March 26 2013

Now that we have made it past the March 16, 2013 effective date of the first-inventor-to-file provisions of the America Invents Act, it is time to

Australia's patentability requirements expanding

  • Dunlap Codding
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  • Australia, USA
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  • March 7 2013

The months of February and March 2013 are both exciting and challenging for US patent practitioners, as we are preparing for implementation of the

Australian Federal Court upholds Myriad’s gene patent

  • Morrison & Foerster LLP
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  • Australia, USA
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  • February 15 2013

While the question of patentability of isolated gene sequences awaits resolution at the U.S. Supreme Court, the Australian Federal Court today upheld

5 things ... US attorneys should know about the Australian patent system

  • Freehills Patent Attorneys
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  • Australia, USA
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  • February 8 2013

Good US practice will put your clients' Australian applications on a strong footing, but this article highlights five points of Australian patent

A US and Australian comparison of “means plus function”

  • Freehills Patent Attorneys
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  • Australia, USA
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  • December 5 2012

Means-plus-function language in patent claims is interpreted very differently in Australia compared to the US

Patent Prosecution Highway between US and AU extended indefinitely: continuation of the pilot program between the US and Australia.

  • Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
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  • Australia, USA
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  • November 27 2012

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program and the PCT Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program between the US Patent Office (USPTO) and the Australian Patent Office (IP Australia) was due to expire on 13 April 2012