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The TTAB is encountered when a trademark applicant wishes to appeal any decision of the Thai Trademark Registrar.

The Australian patent system has a troublesome beast called the innovation patent. It is possible to obtain both standard patents and innovation patents.

New Zealand's new Evidence Act 2006 came into effect on 1 August 2007. There are significant consequences for patent attorneys practicing both in NZ and abroad, with the net effect being the provision of an extensive patent attorney privilege against discovery during court proceedings.

Only ratification by Germany is needed for the Unified Patent Court Agreement to come into force.

Registering a Chinese domain name can be an important step for any company wishing to establish a foothold in the Chinese market.

This public consultation considers proposed changes to increase liability provisions for e-commerce platform operators.

Major reforms to the patent system with the introduction of the original grant patent system.

When implemented, the new Myanmar trade marks law will be closer to international trade mark practices.

New patent law will pave the way for a structured patent regime in alignment with international standards & legal frameworks.

The RPL decision was supportive of the long-standing approach to apply a broad and open interpretation to patentability.

may be a little unfair to compare AusPat to Frankenstein’s monster, but IP Australia has taken us from the days of PatAdmin with AU-A, B, C Patent Specifications attached, stitching on Patsearch, all held together with a bit of APPS, to produce the wealth of information that is AusPat, and now with access to the complete text of Australian specifications back to 1904, IP Australia have breathed life into their creation. In this article we look a little more closely at some of the newer features

The Australian patent system has a unique beast called the "innovation patent". Under the Australian patent system it is possible to obtain both standard patents and innovation patents. Under the innovation patent system, while the term is only eight years, there is no test for obviousness, but rather a test for "innovative step". Further, in certain circumstances, it is possible to file innovation patents from standard patents and vice versa.

The finding that Swiss-style claims cannot be used to support a patent term extension (PTE) has been recently overturned.

Following its internal fee review, the Australian Patent Office has issued a proposal to increase certain official fees with effect from 1 August 2010.

The case is a reminder that trade marks sharing the same prefix could be held to be deceptively similar.

IP Australia is set to implement significant changes to its fees and allowance schedule.

Parties must "follow the rules" when filing evidence and complying with pre-hearing directions or risk cost consequences.