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Applicants of diagnostic method patents continue to slug it out
Amanda Jones and Dr Chris Vindurampulle provide some insights from their recent trip to the 2017 Bio International Convention in San Diego, USA on the ‘state of play’ concerning the prosecution of...
View ArticleDon’t Act in Haste and Repent at Leisure… Getting IP Ownership Right the...
One of the simplest ways to create an IP right validity issue is to rush the ownership question. It can be easy to do. There’s an overseas meeting to discuss new technology with a potential client next...
View ArticleHow easy is it to obtain a patent in Australia?
Historically, and certainly from a European or US perspective, Australia has been regarded as a comparatively “easy” jurisdiction in which to obtain patent claims of relatively broad scope. Two...
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Australia’s over-reliance on public sector research
In a recent blog post we highlighted the issue of the low innovation output of Australia’s largest companies, utilizing numbers of patent filings as a proxy for innovation level. Using this same proxy...
View ArticleNot One But Two Decisions Fine Tune The Australian Patent Office’s Approach...
Two recent Australian Patent Office decisions have provided clarity as to the patentability of isolated nucleic acid sequences following the High Court’s decision in D’Arcy v Myriad Genetics1...
View Article3D Printing: another challenge for copyright owners
3D printing raises a number of issues for copyright owners already facing the challenges of the internet and other digital technologies. The photocopier copies documents. Digital technologies and the...
View ArticleCelebrating Science? Australia’s Global Innovation Ranking drops
It’s National Science Week this week – Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. With our universities and research institutes being at the forefront of global technology, we should...
View ArticleBrexit – 3 Weeks On
I was born in the UK, but currently work as a trainee patent attorney in Melbourne, having emigrated to Australia six years ago. All of my family remain in the UK, as do a large number of my friends,...
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Which Entities File Most Australian Patent Applications?
It will likely not come as a surprise, at least to those familiar with the Australian patent system, that Australian patent filings are dominated by overseas entities, a fact highlighted in the...
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A Recipe For Success
The following information is provided in connection with Watermark’s participation at the ConTech2016 conference held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 1 June 2016. The conference was organised by The...
View Article3D Printing and intellectual property: strategies to meet the challenge
First published in AMT Magazine, Apr/May 2016 3D printing poses a challenge to manufacturers by providing a means by which products or spare parts can be easily manufactured by competitors or...
View ArticleTranslating Australian Innovation into Commercial Realities: Knowledge is Power
The recently published Inquiry into Australia’s Future in Research and Innovation by the Joint Select Committee on Trade and Investment Growth highlighted a generally accepted view that while the...
View ArticleDon’t Bury Your Head in the Sand! – Effective Intellectual Property Due...
Intellectual Property (IP) due diligence can represent a critical part in an overall due diligence process in connection with a number of business deals including: mergers; acquisitions; private equity...
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Great brand – shame about the product!
A trade mark, personified by a brand, can be one of an organisation’s greatest assets. Indefinitely renewable, a trade mark can live on longer than the creative team that dreamt it up, the company that...
View ArticleIf you think you’ve invented something – use Google
…or, more specifically, use Google Patent. Typically, if we want to find the answer to a question or just want information on a subject our first port of call is Google. We do it almost everyday. If...
View ArticlePatent eligibility in Australia: the winding road ahead
First published in Life Science Intellectual Property Review 22/10/2015 As well as much other debate, the High Court’s decision in D’Arcy V Myriad Genetics has created uncertainty in terms of the...
View ArticleProduct shapes and their ability to function as trade marks
Michelle Cooper (2015) Product shapes and their ability to function as trade marks food australia. Volume 67 Issue 5 (October/November 2015 issue) How a product is shaped can often be a defining...
View Article3D Printing and intellectual property: a new challenge for IP owners
First published in AMT, October 2015, page 77 3D printing raises a number of issues for intellectual property (IP) owners already facing the challenges of the internet and other digital technologies....
View ArticleServing size and packaging cues: mixed messages?
Carla Degenhardt (2015) Serving Size and Packaging Cues: Mixed Messages? food australia. Volume 67 Issue 3 (June/July 2015 issue) Serving size is one of the last areas of food labelling where the food...
View Article‘Je Suis Cecil’ – Trade mark law and distasteful capitalism
Most people can remember what they were doing or where they were on 11 September 2001. I was on a train, travelling from Long Island to New York City. It was in my former life as a scientific...
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