Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick | Australia | 31 May 2023
An Indian government authority is attempting to secure trade mark rights in Australia for the term BASMATI, in a bid to prevent its use for rice…
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick | Australia | 24 May 2023
According to section 102(1) of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) as amended by the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (Cth), an…
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick | Australia | 23 May 2023
Harnessing the body’s own immune system is one of the most exciting ways forward in the ongoing battle against cancer. CAR-T cell therapy, an…
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick | Australia | 10 May 2023
The RTB regulations made significant changes in relation to patent oppositions, principally with the aim of resolving proceedings faster. The reforms…
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick | Australia | 9 May 2023
The Albanese Government’s 2023-24 Budget handed down last night provided a funding boost for startups as part of the Government’s push to invest in…
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick | Australia | 4 May 2023
The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 made two changes to the inventive step test in Australia. The first was to remove…
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick | Australia | 2 May 2023
Amongst the areas that the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 intended to address was an issue that arose from the…
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick | Australia | 19 Apr 2023
Continuing our deep dive into the influence of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012, we now look at the changes made…
Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick | Australia | 17 Apr 2023
The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 was intended to address six key areas, one of which was to raise the quality of…