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UK Law on Inventive Step moves towards Australia
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.
Wayne Condon
Life Sciences News 08-07-08
Global - Another strike against patent evergreening in India
UK - Patent Research Exception
Australia - Imminent changes to Australia’s drug pricing regime
Wayne Condon
Guidance on Australia’s data exclusivity regime
Wayne Condon discusses the attraction of the Australian pharmaceutical market and explains the significance of the Alphapharm Pty Ltd v H Lundbeck A/S [2008] FCA 559 recent decision.
Wayne Condon
Copyright in Television Programme Guides – Indirect Copying
The recent Australian Full Federal Court decision in Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd v IceTV Pty
Ltd [2008] FCAFC 71 provides an interesting perspective on compilation copyright and indirect
copying.
Wayne Condon and Eliza Saunders
IP in Business Transactions 2008/09 'Law Firms and Lawyers'
In the latest 2008/09 PLC Cross-Border handbook (IP in Business Transactions - The law and leading lawyers worldwide), Griffith Hack has been nominated as one of the highly recommended IP firms for patent litigation and a recommended firm for commercial IP in Australia. This handbook identifies the leading private practice lawyers and law firms in the intellectual property areas across 55 jurisdictions. .
Wayne Condon
A Sharp Lesson for Universities and Employee Created IP
The recent Federal court decision in UWA v Gray1 addresses several pertinent issues relating to the ownership of intellectual property which is developed in the course of or incidental to employment. This case specifically deals with the ownership of patentable inventions created by
academics while undertaking research.
Wayne Condon
IP in Business Transactions 2008/09 (Part 1. Country Q&A: Australia)
IP in Business Transactions 2008/09 (Part 2. Main IPRs: Australia)
A Q&A guide to IP in Business Transactions in Australia. Originally published in the PLC Cross-border Transactions Handbook 2008/09, this two part article offers practical information on maintaining an IP portfolio, exploiting an IP portfolio through assignment and licensing, taking security over IPRs, IP and M&A transactions, and the impact of IP on key areas such as competition law, employees and tax.
Wayne Condon
Providing Search Results to the Australian Patent Office
At very short notice the Patents Regulations in Australia have been amended to remove the requirement to provide search results for most pending Australian patent applications (Patents Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 1)). This amendment came into effect on 22 October 2007.
Griffith Hack
Great Brands - Treat Them Right or Lose them
Once a brand owner has established rights in a brand, it is important that steps and precautions are taken to ensure that such rights are not diminished or lost completely.
Chris Sgourakis
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