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New patent law in China is effective from June 1, 2021. Summary of important points to note.

Comparison between judicial provisions and administrative measures. There is no significant difference between the 2 paths.

This major reform of the Hong Kong patent system modernizes the patents regime to better support the innovation sector.

Indonesia's Constitutional Court has reinstated restrictions on patenting second medical uses of known products, reversing a 2024 reform that had opened pathways for such protection. The decision creates a critical distinction for pharmaceutical patent applicants based on filing dates, with applications submitted during the brief window when the restriction was lifted receiving different treatment than those filed after the Court's ruling.

When a European patent is granted, validation is required in each EPC member state for the patent to be effective there.

The promise and potential of big data must be matched by a considered approach to collection, storage, licensing and use.

We continue our discussion of common questions encountered in patent law, turning now to the topic of patent claims.

The case illustrates difficulties that can arise from using descriptive words (such as 'Urban Ale') in a trade mark.

The 2nd tier patent system in Australia, the Innovation Patent, is being phased out.

This is a huge setback for the social media company in a more than decade-long dispute with the trade mark owner in China.

An important development is AICIS, a proportionate risk-based framework for the introduction of new industrial chemicals.

In the latest appeal by Aristocrat, the residual claims were found not to be directed to patentable subject matter.

IP Australia have released Australian Design Search, to replace the Australian Designs Data Searching system, or ADDS.

Wrap-up of the most notable patent decisions in Australia and New Zealand delivered during 2019.

Eugene Markush used a combination of six words in a patent application that revolutionised the writing of claims.

We have recently reported on the long-awaited decision of the United States Supreme Court in Bilski, which amongst other things, upheld the "machine or transformation" test as an "important tool" in determining patentable subject matter

A divisional patent application is filed to divide a patent application into two or more patent applications.

With the proliferation of patents and licences with overlapping and competing rights, the ability to interpret and filter patent documents has never been more important. Recently, Australian start-up CAMBIA has improved access to patent texts by creating Patent Lens; an open source, freely accessible IP database that contains a large collection of patent documents from the European Patent Office , the US Patent & Trademark Office and the World Intellectual Property Organisation.