Teresa Griffiths
AJ Park
Articles
Proposed single patent processes for Australia and New Zealand will not proceed
Australia, New Zealand - July 14 2016 The Australian and New Zealand patent offices have been talking about a single patent application process (SAP) and a single patent examination…
IP Australia announces new PPH pilot program with the European patent office (EPO)
Australia - July 5 2016 IP Australia has announced a new Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program with the EPO. This program will allow applicants to request…
Microorganism deposit requirements
New Zealand - June 4 2015 The new New Zealand Patents Act and accompanying Regulations came into force in on 13 September 2014. The new legislation creates some issues with…
Australian High Court to hear appeal on gene patents
Australia - February 20 2015 Australia's highest court has granted Yvonne D'Arcy special leave to appeal the Full Federal Court's decision that isolated DNA is patentable subject…
Breakthrough antibiotic not patentable in the US
USA - February 11 2015 The recent discovery of teixobactin, part of a new class of antibiotics, offers substantial promise to combat the serious problem of…
