With the introduction of the New Zealand Patents Act 2013, New Zealand Examiners adopted a strict approach to the assessment of amendments ...

In 2016, Japanese retailer Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd (Isetan) applied to register ‘ISETAN TARTAN' for a total of 18 Classes of goods and services.

IPOS will also be introducing a new Intellectual Property (IP) filing system – IPOS Digital Hub, which will replace the existing e-services platform, IP2SG.

This case provides a useful guide regarding the level of scientific support required to make a legally acceptable representation regarding the performance of a product in comparison to a competitor's product.

In two separate decisions, IP Australia has taken the stance that the grace period can be used to remove from consideration for novelty a patent application published after the filing date of the application ...

While digitisation has demonstrably disrupted the traditional music industry, it has also presented new opportunities, particularly in the way musicians can share their creativity and connect with audiences.

Two words synonymous with music history and folklore.

Since 1987, Caesarstone, an Israeli company, manufactured and sold large quartz slabs around the world.

Biotechnology inventions have proven to be a mine-field for patentable subject matter in recent years.

This is our second publication of useful resources for our clients.

In a recent decision by the Australian Trade Marks Office, the Hearing Officer held that redirecting a domain name containing a trade mark to a website did not constitute use of that trade mark...

This Bill was introduced into Parliament on 28 March 2018. Since the Bill does not contain any controversial provisions we expect that it will be passed and will come into effect before the end of the year.

Hedging their bets, the patentees filed two alternative applications to extend the term of the Patent – one based on KEYTRUDA and the other based on OPDIVO.

When the Australian Prime Minister announced the commencement of the 2022 Australian Federal Election campaign, the Opposition Leader responded with the enthusiastic battlecry of "Hey! Ho! Let's go!"

On 25 November 2020, the Privacy Commissioner determined that Flight Centre had interfered with the privacy of almost 7,000 customers by disclosing their personal information to third parties without consent: Flight Centre Travel Group (Privacy) [2020] AICmr 57.

In short, plant or animal products that are exclusively obtained by means of an essentially biological process are no longer patent eligible subject matter at the EPO.

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot program between the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO)...

This dispute revolves around a patent (SG43335) for a polishing pad used in the field of semiconductor manufacturing, wherein Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials CMP Holdings (Plaintiff) ...

The Singapore IP Strategy 2030 (SIPS 2030) was launched on 26 April 2021 to coincide with World Intellectual Property Day.

Federici Brands LLC succeeded in partially opposing registration of the WOW Colour stylised mark in New Zealand, in WOW Colour (Guangdong) Technology Co., Ltd. v Federici Brands LLC [2023]...