The ASEAN Member States passed a significant milestone last week with the release of one of the more tangible outputs of the ASEAN Intellectual Property Rights Action Plan 2011-2015, in the form of the ASEAN IP Portal....more
5/2/2013
- ASEAN Funds Portal
Although the Plant Breeder’s Right system provides protection of propagating or reproductive material of a new plant variety, this can often provide insufficient protection to the plant breeder. Fortunately, Australia and New...more
3/1/2013
- Plant Patents
If it was ever in doubt as to whether an application for an extension of a pharmaceutical patent term could be late filed after the due date, this recent decision would seem to have removed it, clarifying that late filing is...more
1/15/2013
- Appeals Australian Patent Office Patents Pharmaceutical
On 20 November 2012 the US Federal Circuit handed down a decision in PerkinElmer, Inc. v Intema Limited1 relating to the patent eligibility of diagnostic method claims. In what appears to foreshadow future decisions regarding...more
11/28/2012
- Diagnostic Method Patents
