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Congratulations to our new Associates: Naleesha, Joanne and Isabelle!
Naleesha practices in patents & trade marks and specialises in the field of biomedical engineering. Joanne practices as a Trade Mark Attorney and prov [...]
IP Front™ – IP News
Chemical, Biotech, Pharmaceutical Patents
Vald Performance v Kangatech: Why you need to use an IP solicitor to guide you in licensing your patent
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 [...]
Claims and issues in filing chemical, biotech and pharmaceutical patents
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....
From the office writing pad to Wi-Fi technology – 10 Aussie inventions that changed the world
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...
Patents – is this the way to go? There has to be a balance, but what is it?
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...
Combination of prior art in chemical cases require proof that it is reasonable to combine the documents
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...
Are drinks and liquids patentable?
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...
Treatment of human beings as patentable subject matter has a long and vexed history
There are reconfirming decisions in the Australian Courts to show clear protection methods in this field. To understand the position there are two distinct elements to this question - Patentable...
Gene patents
Gene patents are patents on DNA products that have been successfully isolated and purified/modified with known functions. In the United States, as of 2010 there are nearly 40,000 patents on an...