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Four NZ residents were arrested as part of international copyright infringement proceedings brought by the US Govt.

Australia's highest court confirmed that patents are available for the broad grounds of methods of medical treatment.

Myriad Genetics patents on two genes linked to breast and ovarian cancer (BRCA1 and BRCA2,) have been struck down in a US District Court ruling – Judge Sweet stating that the patents "are directed to a law of nature and were therefore improperly granted" (Association for Molecular Biology et. al. Vs United States Patent and Trademark Office et. al.; "the Myriad decision"). This is a pivotal case for those operating in the biotech space and will shape the future of gene patenting and the developi

The inclusion of IPONZ design data via the EUIPO DesignView search tool will expose NZ design activity on a global level.

Whether the failure of this Bill influences the future of the Innovation patent system in Australia remains to be seen.

The Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2006 recently passed, unamended, through Australia’s Federal Parliament. The Bill offers potential benefits to Australia’s generic pharmaceutical sector by permitting enhanced springboarding activities in relation to drug patents.

Under Australian practice, it is possible to lodge amendments to add claims during litigation in order to further target a potential infringer’s product. This is particularly useful, especially when the product has appeared on the market after the patent has been granted.

Improvements and modifications occur regularly throughout a product's lifecycle. In some cases, a desire may arise to obtain patent protection over such developments. However, particularly at later stages in the lifecycle, complications can arise due to the nature of an organisation's own patent portfolio.

Article advocates for keeping the innovation patent and includes a link to a video advocating the same.

A recent Sydney forum discussed the challenges increasingly facing the transport industries to increase sustainability.

Clients often question the value of having an NDA, but for US technology company ZeniMax, an NDA was very valuable.

Recent case & resultant sentencing reinforces the importance of having solid documents to support any EMDG application.

The final text of the TPP is now agreed upon, with the apparent facility for the PBS and Pharmac to remain unchanged.

On 31 December 2008, the Federal Government announced that it would be discontinuing the NetAlert internet filtering program established by the previous government. The government will now require Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to implement a new mandatory internet filtering system.

In a dispute concerning the determination of geographical indication being a region to be known as “King Valley”, there were appeals from the decision of the Administrative of Appeals Tribunal by King Valley Vignerons.

Key changes under the amended act noted here.