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Important clarifications of Australian trade mark registrability
Two recent trade mark cases have widened the field of marks that are potentially registerable in Australia on the basis that those marks are inherently adapted to distinguish. ...
Food Law Bulletin
In this edition we look at the Federal Governments proposed Country of Origin Labelling that may be rolled out next year the impact on food producers of the broader reach for the health claims standard how ACCC proceedings and a new enforcement guide will give producers and consumers a clearer ...
Patent examination guidelines in the wake of Myriad
Following public consultation on proposed examination guidelines issued on 16 October 2015 the Commissioner of Patents has established a revised examination practice taking into account the High Courts decision in emDArcy v Myriad Genetics Incem Dr Trevor Davies Partner at Allens Patent amp Trade ...
Changes to inventive step requirements postponed
In response to a range of concerns from stakeholders the Federal Government has decided to postpone controversial amendments to the inventive step requirements Partner Linda Govenlock and Senior Associate Lauren John report on this significant development ...
Artificial intelligence and copyright – time to rethink authorship?
The use of artificial intelligence for good and evil has long been the subject of fiction. However, such stories are becoming less far-fetched, raising the issue of who or what is the author of computer-created works, and whether those works are entitled to copyright protection. ...
Four key principles from Sigma v Wyeth
Justice Jagot's mammoth judgment in Sigma Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd v Wyeth sets down important principles relating to claims for damages under the usual undertaking as to damages, where an interlocutory injunction has been wrongly granted. ...
Indemnity costs and offers of compromise
How is the Federal Court currently handling the issue of offers of compromise and indemnity costs? Lawyer Phoebe St John recaps Reckitt Benckiser v GSK Australia (No 2) to find out the latest. ...
3D printing legal workshop - a deeper dive
The Allens 3D Printing Practice recently held a workshop in Melbourne and Sydney which explored key legal issues arising from 3D printing particularly for the healthcare industry Our Allens panel members - Sarah Matheson Ric Morgan Phil OSullivan Dr Tony Shaw Tracy Lu and Rob Munro - were joined by ...
Banksy stops unauthorised merchandising in Italian museum
A company called Pest Control, which claims to act on behalf of the anonymous street artist Banksy, has won a trade mark infringement claim against an art exhibition organiser for selling Banksy merchandise in a museum gift shop. ...
From Budapest to Wellington – Patents for microorganisms in New Zealand
New Zealand recently acceded to the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (Budapest Treaty), which came into force in New Zealand on 17 March 2019. Managing Associate Tony Shaw discusses what this means for patent appli ...