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Patentability of computer-implemented inventions remains unclear
In this Insight, we unpack Justice Burley's reasoning for the approach taken and consider where this latest judgment (Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited v Commissioner of Patents (No 3) [2024] FCA 212) leaves us on this topical issue. ...
Natasha Burns to join Allens as dedicated trade mark partner
Natasha joins Allens from her own firm, Burns IP, and will lead Allens' trade mark practice. She will be based in Melbourne. The appointment follows a number of years of growth and responds to clie ...
InIP: What's happening in intellectual property - December 2023
Your regular wrap-up of some of the world's leading and intriguing IP stories. ...
InIP: What's happening in intellectual property - November 2023
Your regular wrap-up of some of the world's leading and intriguing IP stories. ...
Microsoft's IP case goes out the window
The most recent decision regarding the six-year intellectual property dispute between Microsoft Corporation and computer retailer and wholesaler CPL serves as a warning about the importance of obtaining all appropriate licences when installing third party software. ...
A (further) update on the Australian Patent Box
The Federal Government has taken a major step towards the implementation of Australia's first patent box regime, introducing the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Concession for Australian Medical Innovations) Bill 2022 to parliament. We discuss the latest developments below. ...
Google v Oracle – a fair stab at APIs
In a recent decision, the US Supreme Court held that Google did not infringe Oracle's copyright when it took 11,500 lines of functional code to build the Android operating system. The decision upholds the longstanding industry practice of copying this type of code. ...
InIP: What's happening in intellectual property - August 2023
Your regular wrap-up of some of the world's leading and intriguing IP stories. ...
Australian Government takes its $325 million damages claim to the High Court in Commonwealth v Sanofi
The Full Court has confirmed that the Australian Government is not entitled to any damages from Sanofi and Bristol-Myers Squibb. In this Insight, we examine the appeal decision and consider its implications for patent infringement proceedings relating to pharmaceutical products. ...
Update on computer-implemented inventions
Digital technologies are shaping the future. Yet, in Australia, a series of Federal Court and Australia Patent Office decisions have not upheld the patentability of computer-implemented inventions. It's hoped the High Court's Aristocrat decision will provide greater certainty for software and ...