Times are generally tough for new biotech companies. However, the strong Australian market, together with recent legal and patent and tax policy decisions, has provided some measure of stability and support, when compared to developments in the global economic arena. For instance, the R&D tax credit has recently been passed into law and offers a 45% refundable tax credit to …
New changes to patent specification filing at IP Australia
There are new changes to the way specifications are submitted for patent applications at IP Australia. These are set out in the Best Practice Guide for Filing a Patent Application in Australia.
European Court finds stem cells unpatentable where the process includes the destruction of a human embryo
Craig Humphris, Senior Associate Senior Member, Adelaide Chemical and Biological team In October 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union in Brüstle v Greenpeace e.V (Case C 34/10) prohibited the issuing of patents for stem cells on the basis of ethical grounds. Whether the European Patent Office will adopt the the ruling remains to be seen however until …
Notes from 2011 Pharmaceutical Trade Mark conferences
This year we attended both the Pharmaceutical Anti-Counterfeiting conference in Singapore in September, and the Pharmaceutical Trade Mark Group conference in Prague in October.
New changes to patent specification filing at IP Australia
There are new changes to the way specifications are submitted for patent applications at IP Australia. These are set out in the Best Practice Guide for Filing a Patent Application in Australia.
How well do you know your competitive landscape?
Janine Bastick, Searching division, Wrays Perth Thinking of investing to develop technology, protecting and patenting a design, trade mark or building upon your IP portfolio? Savvy business executives will conduct a search from the outset because searching initially helps to determine whether your invention, design, or trade mark satisfies the respective requirements for registration or just as importantly it will …
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Mining Chronicle – The danger of a relaxed attitude to IP strategies
Mining Chronicle – The danger of a relaxed attitude to IP strategies
Dynamic Business – Green is the new Black
Dynamic Business – Green is the new Black
MEDIA140 PRESENTATION: Intellectual Property & Social Media
MEDIA140 PRESENTATION: Intellectual Property & Social Media