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High Court hands down landmark trade mark decision in Katie Perry V Katy Perry saga

Companies innovating in this space should act promptly to review and optimise their patent portfolios.

PNG has a robust system of patent and design rights, but delays can mean that granting a patent can take up to ten years.

Australian and New Zealand clients holding granted European patents should prepare for the arrival of the UPC now.

This case highlights how preliminary discovery applications can be used by a patentee to inform its decision-making .

Recently, IP Australia completed a review of fees and charges for Patents, Designs, Trademarks and Plant Breeders’ Rights. As a result of the review, changes were introduced through amendments to the regulations on 13 December, 2006. The fee increases will take effect as of 1 March 2007.

It appears from this judgment that patent certification has no bearing on when the innovation patent right commences.

Amendments to Singapore Patents Act & Rules focus on enhancing dispute resolution processes.

Search and Examination procedures in Singapore were amended in accordance with the changes in the Singapore Patents Act in relation to patent applications with filing dates after 1 July 2004. For PCT National Phase entry applications into Singapore, the effective filing date is the international filing date.

Protecting IP in the food service industry requires a coordinated strategy.

This article outlines the main types of claims pursued when drafting a patent application in the chemical sciences field.

This article briefly covers the proposed arrangements, recently introduced, to abolish the innovation patent system.

The changes clarify, and effectively make permanent, the relief measures for signing and/or executing company documents.

Businesses will only register their business names once on the National Register, instead of separate registrations.

SEPs play an important role in the development and promotion of new technology and highly standardised industries.

The Full Federal Court handed down its long-awaited decision in Lundbeck A/S and anor v Alphapharm Pty Ltd with mixed results for the patentee.

Third parties can submit to the International Bureau observations of prior art relating to a published PCT application.

The Hashtag Burgers directors were liable for trade mark infringement, passing off and misleading and deceptive conduct.