Patent Attorneys’ New Uses For Innovation Patents
From 1994 to 2000, Dr John Baxter was a Member of the Advisory Council on Industrial Property (ACIP) for IP Australia. ACIP played a key role in the development of the Australian Innovation ...
Patent Attorney on Developments in Patent Enforcement In China
In late 2010, the Chinese government launched a new national campaign to crack down on violations of intellectual property rights (IPRs) and on the production and distribution of fake and shoddy ...
When Does An Exclusive Licensee Have Standing To Sue For Infringement? Patent Attorney Answers…
Our patent attorneys have been asked a number of times by foreign associate attorneys as to whether an exclusive licensee need have exclusive rights in a patent in order to have standing to sue ...
One-Click Computer Implemented Business Method Patent Allowed In Canada
In a recent development, a Canadian federal court has ruled in favour of Amazon.com Inc. allowing them to patent their “one-click” order process for online shopping. The online retail giant has ...
Patent attorneys are often asked about the difference between copyright & patents?
Inventors often ask our patent attorneys, “How can I copyright my idea?”. We answer, “Do you mean patent your idea?”. There is a distinct difference between what copyright and patents can be used ...
What is the difference between a patent attorney and a patent lawyer?
In Australia, new inventors often confuse the role of a patent attorney and a patent lawyer. If you are not sure about the difference between a patent attorney and a lawyer, find out here – What ...
Bilski 2010 – The case every patent attorney has been waiting for
Synopsis Bilski v. Kappos – 28 Jun 2010 The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari on June 1, 2009 In re Bilski, 545 F.3d 943 (Fed. Cir. 2008) and handed down their findings, under ...
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 ...
Refund of Standard Patent Examination Fees
Under the Australian Patents Act, fees are payable for filing a request for examination. However, in view of the recent global financial crisis and of the large number of patent applications ...
