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Feta, Ouzo, Glera: key changes under the Australia–EU trade agreements
Under the draft Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement, Australia has agreed to protect hundreds of terms relating to food, beverage and agricultural products of European origin. As a result, t ...
IP year in review: Australian IP litigation and legislative developments in 2025
Over the course of 2025, we saw a number of important developments in Australian IP case law, including in relation to the patentability of computer-implemented inventions, the 'honest concurrent use' ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...