Protecting your confidential information starts with your employees
August 28 2013 In the current economic climate, any aspect which can give a company a competitive advantage is becoming increasingly valuable. Gaining an advantage…
Documents incorporated by reference do not provide basis to support a priority claim in Australia
June 11 2014 A recent Patent Opposition Decision handed down by the Australian Patent Office clarifies the requirements of incorporating references into priority…
Can a registered trade mark obtained by honest concurrent use be used to support opposition proceedings?
December 1 2014 A recent decision handed down by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore ("IPOs") illustrates the relevance of honest concurrent use in Trade…
Using an abbreviated form of a registered trade mark: trade mark infringement or honest practice?
December 16 2014 A recent case before the High Court of New Zealand, Co-Operative Bank Ltd v Anderson [2014] NZHC 2686, illustrates the enforcement difficulties faced…
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (“TGA”) is not following the approach of the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) in the war over clinical trial transparency and Intellectual Property Rights
October 22 2013 In a recent document entitled "Draft TGA approach to Disclosure of Commercially Confidential Information (CCI)", the Australian Therapeutic Goods…
Indirect infringement: Australian and U.S. approaches compared
February 2 2015 A recent decision handed down by the Federal Court of Australia, Blue Gentian LLC v Product Management Group Pty Ltd [2014] FCA 1331, illustrates the…
License agreements for patent pools: licensees beware
January 13 2015 A recent case before the Full Bench of the Australian Federal Court of Australia, Regency Media Pty Ltd v MPEG LA., L.L.C. [2014] FCAFC 183, is a…
Using an abbreviated form of a registered trade mark: trade mark infringement or honest practice?
December 16 2014 A recent case before the High Court of New Zealand, Co-Operative Bank Ltd v Anderson [2014] NZHC 2686, illustrates the enforcement difficulties faced…
Pharmaceutical bioequivalence and patent claim infringement: a catch 22
December 1 2014 In Glaxo SmithKline Australia Pty Ltd v Pharmacor Pty Ltd (2014), a case that was recently before the Federal Court of Australia, Glaxo SmithKline…
Can a registered trade mark obtained by honest concurrent use be used to support opposition proceedings?
December 1 2014 A recent decision handed down by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore ("IPOs") illustrates the relevance of honest concurrent use in Trade…
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