This section considered the impact and availability of finance and foreign investment in the agribusiness market.

Compared with the earlier survey, more respondents expect to increase investments in agribusiness in the next 12 months.

Australian respondents expect regulatory reforms concerning foreign investment in agricultural assets in the near future.

The Federal Court considered the legitimacy of a PTE on a patent covering two patentee approved pharmaceutical products.

No company is immune from legal action if they are suspected of being in breach of the Australian Consumer Law.

A case on appeal in NSW focused on whether a sentence handed down for drug supply charges was excessive.

There have been significant developments in the Australian medicinal cannabis industry with the Turnbull Government now permitting the export of Australian manufactured medicinal cannabis products.

In an effort to avoid confusion, the World Health Organisation designates a generic name for each ingredient in medicines.

The TGA is seeking comments from interested parties on exposure draft bills and proposed changes to the Advertising Code.

The Australian Government has proposed a new labelling system to determine the country of origin for Australian foods.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (“TGA”) is proposing changes to the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (“Act”) that would result in the form of a product being a key factor in determining whether it constitutes a medicine or a food.

As of 1 July 2018, businesses must now comply with the new Country of Origin Food Labelling Information Standard 2016.

All food utensils, no matter how stylish or fashionable, must comply with the requirements of the Food Standards Code.

Even if you have complied with all relevant location rules, the Secretary can still refuse to activate & approve the PBS number.

Reminder that the Secretary still has a discretion whether to actually activate and approve the PBS approval number.

If damages are awarded to the Commonwealth, this will concern patentee companies considering interlocutory injunctions.

This decision, to permit AI inventors, could put Australia at the forefront of future pharmaceutical patent protection.

The Commissioner of Patents is able to extend the time within which to apply for a pharmaceutical patent term extension.

In this third issue of Cultivate, we present an overview of the FAO's report on food and agriculture in 2013.

This section considers consumer reaction to the debate between genetically modified food and conventionally grown crops.