A tangible outcome? An update on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions
The patentability – or not – of computer-implemented inventions in Australia has been in a contentious, even confusing state of affairs for some time. Hopes of a definitive ruling one way or another were dashed in 2022 when the High Court of Australia failed to produce a decisive ruling in the case of Aristocrat Technologies […]
Patent Attorney-at-Law? Not Down Under
Atticus Finch. Annalise Keating. Matt Murdock. Ally McBeal. Harvey Specter. Pop culture is replete with famous attorneys delving into crime scenes and striding about operatically in courtrooms. They defend the innocent and prosecute the guilty (or sometimes the other way around). They practice widely in all forms of law, from criminal to maritime, real estate […]
What I learned in my first six months as a Trainee Patent Attorney
Eight months ago, I had heard of patents, trade marks, and copyrights, but I didn’t know what they were or their differences. Since joining Michael Buck IP as a trainee patent attorney, I have plunged head-first into the exciting world of intellectual property. If you have developed some intellectual property and think you might need […]
A fine line between Protox & Botox: overturned Trade Mark Decision
Self Care IP Holdings Pty Ltd & Anor v Allergan Australia Pty Ltd & Anor [2023], HCA 8 In overturning the decision of the Full Federal Court, the High Court of Australia has asserted that the reputation of a trade mark has no bearing when considering the possibility of deceptive infringement under s 120(1) of […]
Patents: Be part of History
Development of the patent system When you take out a patent, you are engaging with a legal and economic system that dates back to renaissance Venice. Although it is probable that various kingdoms or localities around Europe were in the practice of granting official monopolies of one kind or another, the earliest known patent system […]