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Graphic Representation of the Impact of ‘Raising the Bar’ Patent Reforms on Patenting Behaviour
First published in IAM Blog 29 May 2013 As the dust settles on a frenetic April of patenting activity in Australia, new data has emerged which illustrates the profound effect of recent patent law reform on the number of requests for examination. The data is presented below: The Reforms As ...
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Gene Patenting: Are We Missing the Point?
The issue of ‘gene patents’ has been a hot topic of late, and has recently resurfaced in the news as a result of Angelina Jolie having a double mastectomy. However, having been a scientific researcher working on technologies which predominantly benefit children in underdeveloped countries, and now being a patent ...
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Legal Privilege in Australia May Soon Extend to Foreign Attorneys
A privilege is an “exemption from the normal obligation of a citizen to provide the judicial arm of the state with the information and documents which are required for determination of litigation”.1 The current Australian Patents Act provides privilege to communication between Australian registered patent attorneys and their clients. The ...
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‘Raising the Step’; a step backwards?
The Innovation Patent is a ‘second tier’ patent established to promote innovation in Australia. It has some similarities to the ‘utility model’ regime widely adopted in various forms elsewhere. IP Australia has released a controversial consultation paper titled “Innovation Patents-Raising the Step” in which it argues that the Patents Act ...
