Natalie Shoolman
Clayton Utz
Articles
Only humans are inventors under the Patents Act, but for how long?
Australia - May 12 2022 Artificial Intelligence Systems or Devices cannot be "inventors" under the Australian Patents Act, the Full Federal Court has confirmed. The inventor…
Patent box legislation: everything you need to know
Australia - March 31 2022 Natalie Shoolman and Louisa Wu discuss the IP and tax implications arising from the proposed Australian patent box, as expanded by this year's Budget…
ACCC proposes to refuse approval of pharma patent settlement
Australia - March 31 2022 In the first decision of its kind in Australia, the ACCC proposes to deny a request for authorisation for a settlement and licence agreement reached…
Pharmaceutical patent term extensions now back to the "earliest first" approach, the Full Federal Court confirms
Australia - March 31 2022 The Full Court's judgments are Commissioner of Patents v Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd [2022] FCAFC 39 (Ono) and Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v Sandoz Pty…
Robots are taking over the patent world - AI systems or devices can be "inventors" under the Australian Patents Act
Australia - August 9 2021 In the first judicial determination in the world of its type, the Australian Federal Court has held that artificial intelligence systems or devices…
