The Australian Government has continued with the trend of reviewing Australian patent law by commissioning a review of laws relating to patents for medicines ie pharmaceutical patents. The Pharmaceutical Patents Review Panel...more
4/11/2013 - Exports Generic Drugs Infringement Manufacturers Patent Term Adjustment Patents Pharmaceutical Patents Registration
Inherency is not part of Australian novelty law according to the courts. But a recent appeal court decision considers novelty where there is either implicit disclosure or the claimed invention is the inevitable result of the...more
3/12/2013 - Disclosure Lack of Novelty Patents Prior Art
In April 2013 Australian patent law will change to more closely align patent attorney privilege with legal professional privilege. While this is a welcome change, and will hopefully rectify certain flaws of the current...more
12/4/2012 - Attorney-Client Privilege Confidential Documents Patents
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