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The bill follows some European countries, to allow copyright owners to apply for a blocking injunction against an ISP. .

File one or more divisional applications to make sure each registered substance is quarantined within its own patent.

Proponents of gene patent reform resurrect their cause via a new Private Members' Bill to ban gene patents in Australia.

Under this new law, experimental activities on or after 16 April 2012 are explicitly exempt from patent infringement.

Australian owned golf company has gained a Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) recommendation for its golf buggy.

The Innovation patent system could protect lower level inventions, such as incremental improvements to existing products.

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

Life sciences patents must be drafted carefully to ensure that they meet the new US patentability threshold requirements.

The Registrar found that use of the Opposed Mark was unlikely to mislead or deceive, or amount to passing off.

IP Australia has updated its practice concerning letters of consent.

The ACIP have now released their Issues Paper and several areas have been highlighted for comment.

Trademark owners should also be vigilant in protecting and enforcing their trademark rights in a timely manner.

Some fees will be reduced or eliminated while other fees will increase, for Australian patents and patent applications.

In the recent decision of Chiropedic Bedding Pty Ltd v Radburg Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 1163, in which a design for a bedding ensemble comprising a mattress and base was found to be valid and infringed, the Federal Court of Australia considered some key issues relating to the assessment of validity and infringement of registered designs. More particularly, it focused on the effect of identifying novel features in the design application.

Discusses the new R&D Tax Credit incentive being introduced by the Federal Government.

Rectification notice mandates applicants provide preliminary evidence.

CNIPA's revised PE Guidelines update key rules, including those governing Dual Filing of invention & utility model applications for the same subject matter.