Senate Community Affairs Committee Inquiry Into Gene Patents
08-Dec-2008
The Australian Senate has recently referred to The Community .. [...]
Australian Designs: meaning of “informed user” considered by Federal Court
01-Dec-2008
Review v Redberry [2008] FCA 1588 (http://www.austlii.edu.au/.. [...]
Does Australia Need a Bayh-Dole Act?
18-Nov-2008
In light of the judgment handed down in the Federal Court cas.. [...]
Patent Growth in Australia Stalls
17-Nov-2008
A recent report released by the Intellectual Property Researc.. [...]
Australian Patent office announces quandary
27-Oct-2008
On 24 September 2008, the Australian Patent Office issued a p.. [...]
Implementing the Cutler Review recommendations in the current economic climate
23-Oct-2008
In his blog of 12 September 2008, Joff Wild made reference to.. [...]
Contributory Infringement – Seeing the wood from the trees
20-Oct-2008
The High Court of Australia has decided the first case concer.. [...]
Senior Counsel
15-Oct-2008
The NSW bar association has released the list of barristers a.. [...]
Do Australian Patents have Extra-Territorial Reach?
06-Oct-2008
Patent rights are historically considered to be national in s.. [...]
Climate Change Opportunity
29-Sep-2008
We regularly hear of the “climate change challenge&rdqu.. [...]
Patentable Subject Matter
22-Sep-2008
Deputy Commissioner Spann in Milton Edgar Anderson [2008] APO.. [...]
High Court rules on Franchising Code
15-Sep-2008
On 27 August 2008 the High Court of Australia handed down its.. [...]
PCT - choice of Search Authority for Australian applicants
08-Sep-2008
IP Australia and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIP.. [...]
What Constitutes An Innovative Step?
28-Aug-2008
On 13 August 2008, the Federal Court handed down the first su.. [...]
Report of the Review of the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program Released
06-Aug-2008
On 5 August 2008, the Australian Minister for Innovation, Ind.. [...]
Brilliant West Week
04-Aug-2008
The Premier of Western Australia, Alan Carpenter, recently la.. [...]
Biota receives $20 million in Relenza settlement with GlaxoSmithKline
25-Jul-2008
Subsequent to a mediation ordered by the Supreme Court of Vic.. [...]
Owning IP In The Academic Sector – New Issues
21-Jul-2008
The University of Western Australia (UWA) has sought leave to.. [...]
eBay Not Liable for Counterfeit Goods
18-Jul-2008
In a decision handed down by the US District Court earlier th.. [...]
Watermark Principal Karen Sinclair becomes a member of FICPI’s commission CET Group 10.
17-Jul-2008
FICPI Australia is an association of a parent international b.. [...]
Dr Francis Gurry Nominated as Next Director General of WIPO
01-Jul-2008
Dr Francis Gurry, an Australian national, currently Deputy Di.. [...]
Full Federal Court upholds finding of False Suggestion or Misrepresentation
30-Jun-2008
In Ranbaxy Australia Pty Ltd v Warner-Lambert Company LLC [20.. [...]
New Regulations governing the Patent & Trade Mark Attorney profession in Australia
29-Jun-2008
Changes to the Regulations concerning the qualification and o.. [...]
US Supreme Court broadens doctrine of “patent exhaustion” in patent licensing
26-Jun-2008
The US doctrine of patent exhaustion provides, in essence, th.. [...]
Trade mark snippets from around the world
20-Jun-2008
Bahrain
The Directorate of Industrial Property in Bahrain has.. [...]
Watermark Supports Major Victorian Art Competition
19-Jun-2008
Watermark is proud to be among more than 300 supporters of SI.. [...]
Dealing with China? You really should read this.
18-Jun-2008
Many Australian companies manufacture products in China, thro.. [...]
New Official Search System for Australian Patent Information
16-Jun-2008
The Australian Patent Office recently launched AusPat (http:/.. [...]
National Business Name Initiative
02-Jun-2008
At a recent meeting of the Small Business Ministerial Council.. [...]
Commercial Ready Programs Scrapped
26-May-2008
The Federal Government announced on 13 May 2008 that Commerci.. [...]
Calling WA Inventors and Innovators!
19-May-2008
Watermark is again pleased to be associated with the 2008 WA .. [...]
Cutting the Costs of Patent Translations in Europe
12-May-2008
The London Agreement came into force on 1 May 2008. The main .. [...]
New Written Description Training Materials Released by the USPTO
01-May-2008
In 1999, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPT.. [...]
Accelerated Examination of Australian and US applications with the Pilot Patent Prosecution Highway
09-Apr-2008
On 31 March 2008, IP Australia and the US Patent and Trade Ma.. [...]
Australia’s Innovation System
31-Mar-2008
The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, .. [...]
Patent Prosecution Highway to be extended to cover International Applications
17-Mar-2008
Following a successful initial launch period, the scope of th.. [...]
Watermark announced as top patent and trade mark firm in the BRW Client Choice Awards 2008
14-Mar-2008
It gives us great pleasure to announce that Watermark i.. [...]
Increased patent fees in Europe
12-Mar-2008
In December 2007, the EPO announced fee increases which will .. [...]
Recent UK Developments in the Patentability of Software Implemented Inventions
11-Mar-2008
In late 2006, the UK Court of Appeal issued a joint judgment .. [...]
US to reconsider business method patents
26-Feb-2008
In 1998, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAF.. [...]
Watermark announced as finalist in BRW Client Choice Awards
19-Feb-2008
The BRW Client Choice Awards finalists for 2008 have just bee.. [...]
New brochure on patent issues for researchers published by the EPO and the European Commission
18-Feb-2008
Researchers usually have indepth knowledge about the technica.. [...]
Reminder: Change to period for renewal of Australian trade marks
11-Feb-2008
Currently, an Australian trade mark registration may be renew.. [...]
Evidence of Commercial Success – Making an Inventive Step Easier to Find
04-Feb-2008
Patent claims must be new and have an inventive step. Newness.. [...]
Significant Patent Law change in Europe in effect from 13 December 2007
31-Jan-2008
On 13 December 2007, significant changes to the EPC (European.. [...]
ATO targets multinationals over transfers of IP rights
25-Jan-2008
Source: Australian Financial Review, 21 January 2008
The .. [...]