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Can artificial intelligence own a patent?
A team at the University of Surrey has filed two patent applications created autonomously by artificial intelligence. This is prompting legal authorities in the United States, United Kingdom and Europe to consider the boundaries of patent law and decide whether artificial intelligence machines can be named as inventors and owners of patents. ...
IP Australia moves towards protecting Indigenous knowledge
IP Australia has released a report summarising stakeholder feedback on how Australia's IP system can be improved to protect and promote the integrity of Indigenous Knowledge ( IK ). Although legal ...
A change is gonna come: new .au domain name licensing rules
Recently, au Domain Administration Ltd, the administrator and self-regulatory policy body for the .au country-code Top Level Domains ( ccTLD ), released its draft Licensing Rules. In particular, th ...
Ultra Tune's small victory in Franchising Code case
Earlier this year, InIP reported on a case brought by the ACCC alleging various breaches of the Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes – Franchising) Regulation 2014 (Franchising Code). Ultra Tune Australia Pty Ltd (Ultra Tune) was found to have committed numerous breaches of the Franchising Code. ...
Fonterra v Vitasoy: Turns out you really can grow milk
The Registrar's recent decision in Fonterra Co-Operative Group Limited v Vitasoy International Singapore Pte Ltd [2019] ATMO 137 caught our eye here at Allens. 'Vores and Veggies alike were surpris ...
IPONZ fee changes – how you can save on patent and trade mark fees
On 13 February 2020, official patent fees will significantly increase in New Zealand, while certain trade mark fees are set to decrease. Associate Claire Gregg outlines the new fee structure and potential ways to save. ...
What does patentable subject matter Encompass for computer-implemented inventions in Australia?
In a highly anticipated decision, the Full Bench of the Australian Federal Court recently dismissed the appeal in Encompass Corporation v InfoTrack. Despite the opportunity to clarify the scope of patentability of computer-implemented inventions, the question of what encompasses patentable subject matter remains open. ...
Parmesan by any other name: geographical indications loom large for Australian businesses
Australian businesses may have to change the names of a range of food, drinks and agricultural products after the EU asked Australia to protect a list of hundreds of names under the proposed ...
Report: Private Equity Horizons 2019 market update
The busy run experienced by private equity managers in Australia in the last couple of years slowed down considerably in 2019. As a result, having raised record sized funds, private equity managers ...
Offsetting carbon and saving the reef
As a Climate Active certified carbon neutral organisation, we take steps to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and support carbon offset projects in partnership with the Qantas Future Planet program. One such project is currently being ...