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IP Australia has released its proposals for implementing ACIP recommendations to improve the Australian designs system.

Australia and New Zealand seem to be heading in diametrically opposite directions in terms of their innovation policies.

New laws potentially render patents claiming chemical compounds vulnerable to invalidation.

The Australian government has released its response to the Productivity Commission's inquiry into intellectual property.

Annuities will be payable on Australian standard patent applications and standard patents a year earlier than now.

The Federal Court of Australia, in Sunnyfield Association v Cronk [2009] FCA 33, recently provided further evidence that the fair basis requirement in Australia is being interpreted more liberally.

Our Designs Act was substantially reviewed in 2003 to try to broaden the protection available to applicants. The recent case of Review 2 Pty Ltd v Redberry Enterprises Pty Ltd reminds us that the attempt to broaden the protection may not have been that successful.

This recent news has increased the intensity of the spotlight on the gene patent debate in both the US and Australia.

On 22 October, 2007, the Australian Government eased our “duty of disclosure” provisions.

The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has announced that it will be closed because of the earthquake.

Pfizer successfully resisted the ACCC's attempts to shut down its patent evergreening activities past its end of term.

The Intellectual Property Office Of New Zealand (IPONZ) has introduced a new, streamlined process that will apply to patent applications accepted on or after 1 June 2008.

IP Australia launched a new IP portal for SMES. Article discusses & contains a link to the portal.

Claims to methods of medical treatment are not allowable under European patent law (see Article 52(4) of the European Patent Convention (EPC)).

An Austrade approved QIP ('Quality Incentive Program') consultant would assist you with your EMDG application.

A fundamental justification of the patent system is the "exchange-for-secrets" thesis, whereby a temporary monopoly is granted for a patentable invention in exchange for a disclosure of the invention to the public. Therefore, the manner in which the relationship between the description and the claims is validated is crucial in ascertaining the abstract fairness or equity of the monopoly sought.

The Full Court's decision attempts to clarify the patentability of computer-implemented inventions under Australian law.