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A big tick for tech: High Court declines to reopen patentability battle
On 5 February 2026, the High Court of Australia1 (Australia's ultimate appellate court) refused the Commissioner of Patent's application for special leave to appeal from the decision of the Full Court ...
Applying for a patent term extension in Australia? The formulation for success has changed
On 1 December 2025, the Federal Court of Australia exercising its appellate jurisdiction (the Full Court) handed down a bombshell decision: while patents for new active pharmaceutical ingred ...
Enforcing IP against AI training across borders: UK guidance, Australian context
The Australian Government recently announced it will not introduce a 'text and data mining exception' into Australia's copyright regime. This means that, in most circumstances, reproductions and extra ...
What Aristocrat means for computer-implemented patents
Software companies such as Atlassian, Canva and Rokt are hailed as success stories of Australian innovation. However, for at least the past decade, it has been difficult to protect the value of invest ...
AI agents: redefining outsourcing
The premise of outsourcing is simple: organisations reduce their costs by leveraging a third party to perform labour-intensive work in a more efficient manner and with a lower cost base. However, the ...
From CAD to courtroom: how using the wrong drawing can cost you
A recent Federal Court decision has pulled the intersection between copyright and design law into the spotlight, with important implications for businesses relying on drawings in product development. ...
Cyber resilience and incident response in healthcare
Cyber incidents are disproportionately frequent in the healthcare sector—and their consequences are often more severe. The potentially life-threatening risk to patient care means that healthcare ...
Food and beverage law bulletin 2025
Our 2025 Food and beverage law bulletin highlights key legal and regulatory updates, including ACCC recycling schemes, FSANZ Code changes, biosecurity measures, trade mark trends, ESG reforms, and greenwashing enforcement along with essential insights for compliance, brand protection and sustainability. ...
No more 'two-stepping' around manner of manufacture?
Australia’s approach to patenting computer‑implemented inventions has just shifted decisively. In Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2025] FCAFC 131, the Full F ...
Annual IP report highlights global shifts reshaping the landscape for Australian trade marks
Trade mark filing data published annually by IP Australia provides valuable insight into market trends that can help inform and shape your trade mark strategy. The newly released 2025 Australian IP Re ...