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File Wrapper Estoppel Still Facing Obstacles in Australia
Australia - December 9 2015 The doctrine of “file wrapper estoppel” (also called “prosecution history estoppel”) holds that submissions or amendments submitted by a patent owner…
IP in depth: obvious and fraudulent design imitation under the 1906 Act
Australia - September 4 2014 The Full Federal Court of Australia has recently handed down its decision in BlueScope Steel Limited v Gram Engineering Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 107…
IP Australia clearing backlog faster than expected
Australia - February 24 2014 In late 2013, IP Australia confirmed what many already knew, that there was a significant increase in their examination backlog due to the rush of…
Inventions ‘wholly offensive to the Australian public’
Australia - September 4 2013 The Australian Government recently proposed amendments to the Patents Act to introduce the following: An object clause setting out the underlying…
