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COVID-19 update: IP Australia has extended its streamlined relief measures until 28 February 2021

Australian Government looks to bring defence export controls and patents into focus (again)

Season’s Greetings from Shelston IP

Looking for a patent database? Need a little Inspire-ation?

IP Australia’s COVID-19 extensions of time: a word of caution

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Uncovering the covered – YouTube reinstates Frank Sinatra cover of 2004 hit “Toxic”

AI has now made it possible for one artist to sing a cover of another artist no human required!

Pfizer suffers setback in ENBREL battle

A further update will be provided when the judgment is released in this case.

COVID-19 update: IP Australia has now extended its streamlined relief measures until 31 January 2021 to provide more certainty over the holiday period

Shelston IP Webinar: The Australian Registered Designs System

The bar has been raised: Prevnar® vaccine case demonstrates the impact of Australian patent law reforms

Shelston IP and The Legal 500: Patent Litigation Country Comparative Guide

Courtrooms and the America’s Cup – patent infringement set to be the latest out-of-water battle

Names of Films – Trade Marks or Not Trade Marks?

Vanuatu Trade Mark Practice Update – New Maintenance Fee Requirement

Brand Protection and Criminal Offences

WICKED v WICKED SISTER – Deceptive Similarity, Ownership and Removal

Australian Patent Office considers the plausibility of Swiss-style claims

Intervet parries a challenge to its combination injectable anthelmintic formulation patent application

Tricks of the Trade: Searching the unsearchable

Pharmaceutical patent term extensions: broader is not always better

Shelston IP Webinar – Pharmaceutical patent term extensions in Australia

Australian Designs – Draft Bill now released

Combatting Counterfeiters: IP Australia’s “Smart Trade Mark” initiative

A practical guide: Commonly asked questions during patent prosecution in Australia and New Zealand

Tricks of the Trade: There’s a word for that (and usually many more)

Ceramiche Caesar S.p.A. V Caesarstone Ltd [2020] FCAFC 124 (28 July 2020)

BLACK SHEEP Trade Mark Dispute – Not all Sheep are the Same

Injecting preliminary discovery into patent infringement proceedings

Australian Trade Mark Fee Changes

ACTAZIN v ActiPhen – A Tale of Two Cities or In The Ear of the Beholder

IP Australia Official Fee Changes – For Better or Worse…?

Shelston IP Webinar – Patent strategy and best practice – Filing and prosecution in South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand

Perpetual Motion: the concept that keeps on giving and giving…and giving…

Shelston IP joins Girls Invent Podcast

New Zealand’s “drop-dead” divisional deadline… drops dead

Say hello to IP Australia’s new online portal for small and medium enterprises

Incorrect notifications issued by IPONZ/WIPO

Clinical trial protocols anticipate method of treatment claims, and further clarity provided on construction of Swiss-style claims

Shelston IP Webinar – Patenting biological and chemical inventions in Australia: eligible subject matter and written description requirements

Shelston IP named finalist in Australian Law Awards 2020

Shelston IP appointed by UNSW as a preferred IP service provider

Announcement – Shelston IP promotion to Principal

E-signing and witnessing of documents in COVID-19 times and beyond

Shelston IP reappointed as CSIRO provider

Aristocrat hits the jackpot as electronic gaming machine found patentable

Kimberly-Clark’s wipes are “flushable”. Australia’s regulator loses its appeal against Kimberley-Clark

Frucor gets the green light and maintains its V Green registration

Happy International Women in Engineering Day!

NAB’s reputation takes it over the bridge

How to use post-filing experimental data to help establish sufficiency and support

Patenting proteins: an Australian perspective

Shelston IP – A Tier One Firm in Both Patents and Trade Marks

Congratulations: Shelston IP Highly Recommended IAM Patent 1000

A non-obvious (inventive) solution for issuing parking infringement notices

The matter with added matter in patent specifications – Allowability of amendments under post ‘Raising the Bar’ test

Switching from Biologic to Biosimilar: Australia’s Unique Approach

It is becoming clearer when computer-implemented methods are likely, or unlikely, to be deemed patentable subject matter in Australia – Encompass, Rokt and other recent decisions

Pilkin v Sony Australia Limited

It’s a scheme! Rokt overturned in Full Federal Court decision on patentable subject matter

TGA transparency reforms (part 2): Early publication of major innovator prescription medicine applications

Australian Designs – Changes on the way

The Claws Come Out – A Distinctive Design

Federal Court dismisses first Commonwealth damages claim against an unsuccessful pharmaceutical patentee

Sealed Air Australia Pty Limited v Aus-Lid Enterprises Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 29

Australian Federal Court Decision – VAGISIL v VAGISAN

TGA transparency reforms (part 1): Notification of generic and biosimilar medicines to impact pharmaceutical patent disputes in Australia

Bad Faith in Australia – A Brief Review of Recent Cases

COVID-19 – Trade Mark Office Practice Update

Victoria Beckham Fails to Protect VB Trade Mark

Hashtag Burgers Down-N-Out – Trade Mark Infringement, Misleading Conduct and Passing Off

World Intellectual Property Day 2020 – Innovate for a Green Future

Facebook wins on patentable subject matter despite generic computer implementation

It’s good to be heard – the APO determines section 40 requirements

澳大利亚革新专利的命运 The Fate of Innovation Patent

Diagnostic Testing for SARS-CoV-2: How governments, regulators and the laboratory-diagnostics industry are responding to the challenge

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known

COVID-19: mRNA vaccines – a promising approach to vaccine development

Get your Australian Innovation Patents filed by 26 August 2021

Best Patent Cases 2019 – Australia and New Zealand

Tricks of the trade: Keep calm and classify

When does use on a website infringe an Australian Trade Mark registration?

Establishing trade mark ownership in Australia – EZ does (not do) it

Best Australian Trade Mark Cases 2019

Australia’s Innovation Patent to be abolished by legislation now passed in Federal Parliament

Recent Changes to New Zealand Trade Mark Law

Tricks of the trade: Can you just do a quick search on …?

How New Zealand patent applicants can beat the 13 February 2020 fee hike

License it expressly or you may lose it – a cautionary tale of implied copyright licences

Biosimilars in Australia

The status of Australia’s innovation patent – how full is the glass?

Trade Marks and “style names” – can you tell the difference?

New Australian patents claiming chemical compounds may be vulnerable to revocation

The examination “red carpet” for cleantech patent applications in Australia

Australia’s innovation patent, extinction imminent

Malaysian Trade Marks Update– Trademarks Bill 2019

Ride2Work Day: Wacky bicycle patents

Patent families: As weird and wonderful as people families

New Zealand “best practice” further influenced by impending rise in official fees

Shelston IP starts the conversation… R U OK?

Trident Appeal – “Unity of Purpose” sufficient for authorised use of trade mark in corporate group

Rugby World Cup: Advances in rugby balls

Changes to Australian competition laws may impact your IP arrangements

No innovation patents, restricted patent eligible subject matter and fewer patent attorneys – welcome to the future of IP in Australia!

The distinction between repair and re-making: The Full Court clarifies the law on refurbishing a patented product

Australian Design Search

Australia reigns supreme over the US in patenting diagnostic methods

Divisional patent practice in New Zealand – protecting an endangered species

Shelston IP promotions 2019

Genes, genetic applications and patent eligibility: Australia continues to be a gene-patent friendly jurisdiction

Will the United States Congress Clean-Up the Patent Eligibility Mess?

Let the Petitioner Beware: Clearing a path by proactively challenging patents in an IPR may result in a lack of standing to appeal an adverse decision

Hop aboard the bullet train to Japanese patent numbering

Shelston IP Highly Recommended in IAM Patent 1000

The “plausibility” threshold remains low in Australia

Claim Drafting Tip: Written Description and Obviousness of Claims with Functional Features — Two Sides of the Same Coin

World IP Day – Reaching for Gold – An interview with elite athlete and patent attorney, Allira Hudson-Gofers

Australian Rugby League Commission – protecting its brands and golden history through IP

Federal Court shows generics how to avoid infringement of Swiss-style claims

Shelston IP Finalist – Client Choice Awards 2019

IP: Winning tenders and increasing your competitive advantage

Doppelgangers – local versus absolute novelty under New Zealand Practice

Duncan Longstaff named MIP Rising Star!

Reimagining best patent practice in New Zealand (again)

The growing medicinal cannabis market – using IP to secure opportunities in Australia

Save the innovation patent: Business owners have their say!

UK raises the threshold for plausibility – will Australia follow?

The fate of Australia’s innovation patent – it’s like the death penalty for jaywalking

A ‘best practice’ approach to IP management – why it’s a good idea to consolidate your IP under one roof

Possibility of “no deal Brexit”- European Trade Marks

Congratulations to Finisar Australia

Pat-INFORMED: A powerful new searching tool, but don’t be left Part-INFORMED

Indonesian Patent Office gets tough on unpaid fees

Considerations relating to drafting the patent specification

The “patent bargain” for clean technologies – altering the deal

Use of the PCT system, and advantages and benefits of International Preliminary Examination (IPE)

Ride2Work Day: What role has intellectual property played in the success of the Brompton folding bike?

Common types of patent claims in the field of chemical sciences

The Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent: with Brexit Day approaching and Germany yet to ratify, time is running out…

Dispute between Dunlop and Goodyear highlights importance of maintaining control over use of marks

Executive changes at IP Australia – looking to the future

5 strategies to use the prior art to assist in product development

New Zealand’s second-tier “Advancement” patent fails to make it to first base

A week is a long time in patent law – Australia and New Zealand both move on second-tier patent systems

The art and science of understanding patent documents – 3 tips for inventors

The use of IP in innovation and complementary intellectual asset advisory services

New Zealand’s proposed second-tier “Advancement” patent yet to advance

IP and commercial considerations prior to and during the R&D stage of innovation

Shelston IP Highly Recommended in IAM Patent 1000 2018

The role of IP in innovation

Intellectual property – strategic use and management in the resources sector

Welcome to Shelston IP’s Australian Registered Designs Handbook

ARENA funding for Australian Cleantech start-ups: How patents can assist

A clear mistake in a claim term cannot be corrected through claim construction

“Promising” development for ESCO Corporation

Government review of Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 highlights relevance to local inventors

Double Walled Difference: Pi-Design AG [2018] ADO 2

Patent news from Europe: the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court move a step closer

The importance of a well-drafted patent specification

Melbourne girls’ invention set to score big in tennis

Repair v Rebuild – when modifications to patented article will and will not enable a patentee to maintain control post-sale

Is IP Australia intent on restricting patentable subject matter in Australia?

Shelston IP congratulates Xialene Chang, graduate of Girls Invent

New Zealand patent applications – time for a re-think?

Innovation: A tale of two jurisdictions

Making use of expedited examination for “cleantech”

Understanding the differences between patentability (novelty) and freedom to operate prior art searching

Private Member’s Bill proposes second-tier New Zealand “advancement patent”

Patenting inventions emerging from academia – 5 common mistakes

An Easter resurrection for Australia’s innovation patent system!

Broad antibody claims under attack – USPTO issues memorandum raising written description requirements

Switch off with Shelston IP for Earth Hour on 24 March 2018

How to establish ownership: Federal Court provides guidance in ANCHORAGE decision

The proposed long, slow death of Australia’s innovation patent

Attention SMEs in Western Australia – Innovation Vouchers Program (IVP)

Shelston IP congratulates Prof Hala Zreiqat from Sydney University

New Zealand – Amendments to the Patents Regulations 2014 clear up a few uncertainties

The CPTPP has been signed – no United States and “IP Lite”

The “gene patent” dichotomy between the US and Australia

(Pods)Under Pressure: Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd v Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V. [2018] APO 15

Where else can I secure protection via my European patent application?

Best Trade Mark Cases 2017 Australia and New Zealand

Extending time in New Zealand – statutory versus purposive considerations

Best Patent Cases 2017 Australia

Australia remains a gene-patent friendly jurisdiction

New Zealand: is the “daisy-chaining” of divisionals about to get the glyphosate treatment?

Improved IPO website in Papua New Guinea (PNG) unveiled

Pfizer succeeds in Full Federal Court appeal and will now receive preliminary discovery regarding possible infringement of biological medicine process patents

The Patent Office provides clarity regarding enablement of polypeptide claims

Proposed Changes to Divisional Trade Mark Applications in Australia

Missed an Australian patent deadline? Here’s what to do

Does Australia’s innovation patent really have to die?

Always give your best (method)

Unjustified threats of patent infringement weakened by courts

Patent Term Extensions in Australia: under pressure but safe for now

Significant changes ahead for Australian intellectual property laws

Should the Australian Patent Office be denying patent eligibility to cDNA inventions?

New Zealand’s Patents Act 2013 – support means support (which is more than fair basis)

Australian courts protect HARBOUR LIGHTS trade mark

Amendments to a patent during court proceedings – how much transparency is required?

Bayer awarded indemnity costs against Generic Health in Yasmin patent litigation

Another small victory for Australian Government in pursuit of damages for PBS “over-payments”

Excesses of innovation patent damages pulled back

Federal Court of Australia dismisses preliminary discovery application regarding biosimilar suspected of infringing manufacturing process patents

Routine omnibus – not routine anymore in the UK

Has “Raising the Bar” actually raised the bar on inventive step?

Poisonous Priority: Is it a problem?

Federal Court decision provides guidance on several useful aspects for practitioners

The importance of Swiss-style claims in Australia

Federal Court of Australia confirms that offers made during patent term to supply after patent expiry constitute infringement

User pays but who gets paid? The vexed question of damages for copyright infringement