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Life Sciences Update -- May 2013: Baker & McKenzie

by Baker & McKenzie Australia on 5/3/2013

Increased Regulation of Interactions with Healthcare Professionals - In an effort to increase the transparency of interactions between pharmaceutical companies and health care professionals the new (17th) edition of...more

Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising The Bar) Act 2012: Amendments Relevant To Validity (Updated 15 April 2013)

by Freehills Patent Attorneys on 4/16/2013

The following section will discuss: - Written description and enablement, amendment - Obviousness - Usefulness....more

Australia’s April 12 Deadline for Raising the Bar

by Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff | Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/27/2013

Now that we have made it past the March 16, 2013 effective date of the first-inventor-to-file provisions of the America Invents Act, it is time to turn our attention to Australia, and the April 15, 2013 effective date of the...more

Major Changes to Australian Patent Law – Act Now to Benefit From Current Law

by Steven Wulff | K&L Gates LLP on 2/21/2013

On 15 April 2013, the bulk of 'Raising the Bar' amendments to the Australian Patents Act come into effect. These amendments will change Australian patent law significantly by raising patentability and specification...more

Isolated Nucleic Acids Are Patentable – What Does The “Myriad” Decision In Australia Mean For Patent Applicants?

by Karen Bentley, Adam Denley | Freehills Patent Attorneys on 2/21/2013

In a landmark decision regarding the patentability of genetic material, the Federal Court of Australia has held that any nucleic acid found in cells, whether it be DNA or RNA, that has been removed from the cellular...more

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Life Sciences Update -- May 2013: Baker & McKenzie

Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising The Bar) Act 2012: Amendments Relevant To Validity (Updated 15 April 2013)

Australia’s April 12 Deadline for Raising the Bar

Major Changes to Australian Patent Law – Act Now to Benefit From Current Law

Isolated Nucleic Acids Are Patentable – What Does The “Myriad” Decision In Australia Mean For Patent Applicants?

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