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The exposure draft of the Patents Bill was released in 2004 – and New Zealand still doesn't have its new Patents Act.

Vietnam has updated its IP laws by streamlining procedures, strengthening inventorship requirements & addressing emerging technologies such as AI.

Companies innovating in this space should act promptly to review and optimise their patent portfolios.

An Australian small business has struck the first blow in a multi-stage trade mark dispute with the artist Eminem. The case highlights Australia's strict requirements for authorised trade mark use, ownership, control and licensing, with implications for overseas brand owners.

Privacy issues require a considered strategy where sets of big data come with ever-increasing regulatory obligations.

Details and costings of the Future Made in Australia Act, with implications for the cleantech ecosystem.

Discusses The Power of Hydrogen report including significant findings, federal government incentives, where Australia fits etc.

In the recent case of Ajinomoto Co Inc v Nutrasweet Australia Pty Ltd [2008] FCAFC 34, the Full Federal Court considered the construction of section 7(3) of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth), which defines the prior art base for the purposes of assessing inventive step.

Can medical procedures and tests be patented in the US?

This article outlines the main types of claims pursued when drafting a patent application in the chemical sciences field.

Patents around the world generally have 20 year terms, calculated from the filing date for convention application.

There can be two businesses with identical trade marks but only one is able to register that mark as a business name.

Grants to reimburse up to 50% of overseas intellectual property legal and registration fees are now available under the EMDG.

The Full Federal Court ruled that patent term extensions apply only to active pharmaceutical ingredients, not formulations, putting formulation-based extensions at risk.

Recent decision confirms that post-filing data can assist in overcoming s40 objections provided the data is confirmatory in nature.

Protecting IP in the food service industry requires a coordinated strategy.

Brand names are important business assets to be carefully selected, built and managed, often through brand licensing.