ArticleNABs reputation takes it over the bridgeReputation may be considered as a Surrounding Circumstance when determining whether marks are Deceptively Similar.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticlePatent term extensions – Insights from recent Federal Court decisionsExamines some of the key issues dealt with by the Federal Court in recent patent law cases.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleSkinny labelling in the Australian context: an overviewSkinny labelling - what it is, the various forms. How it plays out in Australia.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleThe proposed long, slow death of innovation patents in AustraliaThis article briefly covers the proposed arrangements, recently introduced, to abolish the innovation patent system.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleThree strikes, you're out: Rosuvastatin generics in the clearThe High Court affirmed the Full Federal Court's decision that AstraZeneca's low dose rosuvastatin patent was obvious.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleTrade marks and style names – can you tell the difference?Whether a name is being used as a style name or sub-brand will depend upon the specific circumstances of each case.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleTrademark infringement: Tivo Inc v Vivo International Corporation Pty Ltd [2012] FCAFC 159 (14 November 2012)The Vivo trade mark was removed from the Register and Tivo was granted an injunction to restrain ongoing infringement.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleWorld IP Day – reaching for gold – an interview with elite athlete and patent attorney, Allira Hudson-GofersArticle records an interview with elite athlete & patent attorney about how innovation has played a part in sport & much more.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleFemtech: One small step for women, one giant leap for womankindFemtech, female technology, is a health sector that relates to technology specifically geared to the needs of women.AustraliaTechnologySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticlePatent Examination Guidelines – draft amendements to provisions of AI and bitstream related inventionsProposed amendments provide further clarification on certain legal aspects concerning patent applications involving Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Bitstream.ChinaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticlePatent Examination Guidelines – draft amendments to provisions of AI and bitstream related inventionsProposed amendments provide further clarification on certain legal aspects concerning patent applications involving Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Bitstream.ChinaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleA Screeemer Of An Error: “Best Efforts” In A Patent LicenceIn a judgement made on 6 July 2007 by Judge Murphy in the County Court of Victoria, the standard imposed on a licensee by a "best efforts" obligation in the context of getting an early stage product to market was examined.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleHigh Court Hands Down Landmark Trade Mark Decision In Katie Perry V Katy Perry SagaIn a decision likely to shape trade mark law in Australia, the High Court of Australia today ruled in favour of Sydney fashion designer Katie Taylor, overturning a Federal Court order that would have cancelled her registered "Katie Perry" trade mark for clothing.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleTo mark and how to mark patented products? Virtual marking in Australia and New ZealandPatentees in Australia and New Zealand need to be careful in how they mark their products, if they choose to do so. AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleA need for Rescue of traders who borrow aspects of the get up of competitor productsThe interlocutory injunction restrained competitors from marketing, promoting or supplying their own range of products.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleApple showcases value of registered design protectionThis US decision highlights the value of securing registered design rights for the ornamental appearance of a product.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleAustralian Patent Office takes a narrow view of the Myriad High Court rulingThe APO released and invited public consultation on its proposed revision of examination practice in view of the ruling.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleChocolate, bunnies and buns: An eggs-amination of Easter-related patentsMany aspects of Easter - chocolate, bunnies and buns, of course - are subject to innovation and patents.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers
ArticleConference poster presentations as prior art for the assessment of novelty of a later patent applicationThe decision confirms that a poster presentation can potentially destroy the novelty of a later filed patent application.AustraliaIntellectual PropertySpruson & Ferguson Lawyers