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Enforcing patent rights in China
Australian companies increasingly elect to have their products manufactured in China, often to offset the costs associated with domestic manufacture. As a consequence, many companies look to pursue patent protection in China to safeguard their position, and provide greater enforcement options against third parties. While there is often considerable interest ...
Are European Unitary Patents part of your IP Strategy?
In February 2013, 25 European Countries signed the Unified Patent Court Agreement which could result in the new European Unitary Patent system starting as early as 2014. Is your business prepared for the new system? Some large companies and patent trolls are expected to benefit from the new system, but ...
Missed a deadline? Here are the 5 keys to recovery
Despite the best and most diligent efforts, mistakes and errors can and do sometimes happen. For example, rather than entering 12 January 2013 into a diary system, 21 January 2013 may be typed in error. Such simple errors can lead to an IP right inadvertently lapsing or not being ...
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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