In yet another hearing conducted by IP Australia on the issue of whether an application contained any patentable subject, it was found that application no. 2019261672 to Accenture Global Solutions Limited for a Cryptologic Coordinated Symmetric Conditional Key Release did not, in fact, include any...
Divisional practice in Mexico is set to receive an overhaul next month which will restrict an applicant’s opportunity to lodge a divisional application from a patent application that has completed examination. Following a recent decision issued by the Mexican Courts on 15 July 2022, no divisional...
The patentable subject matter battle being waged between the Commissioner of Patents and patent applications for the last decade may be taken to the High Court this year. Following unfavourable opinions in the Full Federal Court of Australia, Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd and Repipe Pty...
In some exciting news for trade mark applicants, on 27 March 2022, Jamaica will become the 110th member of the Madrid System and the 126th country able to be designated for trade mark protection under the Madrid Protocol. For those of you who are not already...
As the holiday season sets in and the new year approaches, many take the time off to reflect on the year that has been and look ahead to what is in store. It’s important that you also reflect on the state of your intellectual property...
(Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Act 2021) Following our update on the upcoming changes to the legislation that governs registered designs in Australia in February of this year (see here), the Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Act 2021 (the Act)...
As we wrote in our article earlier this year, the last day for applicants to file new, non-divisional applications for innovation patents was 25 August 2021. However, that is not necessarily the end of new innovation patent filings. New innovation patent applications can still be filed...
Aside from the invention itself, the deadlines for conducting certain acts or paying certain fees are the most important aspect of a patent application as missing one deadline could lead to irreversible catastrophe for the applicant and the attorney handling the matter. Many countries utilise a...
We are now just a little over six weeks away from the final day that applications for new innovation patents can be filed. After 25 August 2021, it will no longer be possible to file applications for new innovation patents in Australia. Existing IP rights...
State of Escape, an Australian company that designs and sells handbags and tote bags, recently brought an allegation of copyright infringement of the Escape Bag, a perforated neoprene tote bag, against Stefanie Schwartz. Unfortunately for State of Escape, copyright was not enough to prevent Stefanie...
