Like many jurisdictions, patentable subject matter has changed, but does differ somewhat from other jurisdictions. It is now important to draft biotec [...]
The Australian government has proposed a tax return form that will allow innovators in the medtech and biotech industries to get a tax rebate on reven [...]
Naleesha practices in patents & trade marks and specialises in the field of biomedical engineering. Joanne practices as a Trade Mark Attorney and prov [...]
Mike Biagio discusses the case of Vald Performance vs Kangatech, which demonstrates the outcome of a license that is not done properly and why you nee [...]
Since the awarding of one of the very first modern patents to Samuel Hopkins in 1790 for his potash production method, chemical patents have been used effectively for the benefit of the inventors....
Since the first patent application filed within the Australian Colonies in 1848, the whole nation has embraced all kinds of innovative ideas ranging across a multitude of areas. In this post, we...
The High Court of Australia is to hear whether Myriad Genetics' gene patent stands in an appeal by Queensland cancer survivor Yvonne DÁrcy In September 2014, breast cancer sufferers were...
Patent Law can be eaten away by intestinal fluke and worm treatments as in the case of Merial Ltd v Norbrook Laboratories Limited APO 60 (19 August 2014) Pharmaceutical compositions including...
In order to obtain a valid patent, the subject matter of a patent application must meet a minimum threshold requirement of being patentable subject matter in the first instance, and then must also...