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…
Corinne Cole, Matt Adams.
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…
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…
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…
Helen Bellchambers.
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…
Helen Bellchambers.