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Griffith Hack is a leading Australian firm of Patent and Trade Mark attorneys and Intellectual Property lawyers with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth and an active network of associate firms throughout the world. The geographical spread and location of our offices enables us to take full advantage of Australia's prime position in the South East Asian region.
With an unrivalled depth of technical expertise and litigation experience, our specialised practice offers the highest calibre of intellectual property advice and services, tailored to meet the broad demands of individual client business strategies.
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UK Law on Inventive Step moves towards Australia
Overview
The UK House of Lords handed down judgment in Conor Medsystems Inc v Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc on 9 July 2008. The leading judgment was delivered by Lord Hoffmann and the highest appeal court in the UK has taken the opportunity to retreat from the “obvious to try” test for inventive step that has recently figured prominently in many of the UK judgments on inventive step.
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