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Ip @ Ashurst update
14 Apr 2022 The importance of 'human endeavour': Full Court decides that an AI system cannot be named as an "inventor" on a patent application
Authors: Nina Fitzgerald, Partner; Vivien Lin, Graduate; and Lauren Howe, Graduate
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life sciences update - australia
06 Apr 2022 An odd but not absurd result: the Full Federal Court clarifies the scope of patent term extensions
Authors: Nina Fitzgerald, Partner; Stevie Gough, Senior Associate; and Lauren Howe, Graduate
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IP @ ashurst
30 Mar 2022 How healthy are your advertising practices? - Updates to Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code to be aware of
Authors: Nina Fitzgerald, Partner and Lachlan Wright, Lawyer
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IP @ Ashurst
30 Mar 2022 IP Bite: Designs law changes commence
Extensive changes to the Designs Act came into effect on 10 March including the introduction of a grace period. Changes to the Designs Regulations also…
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Ip @ Ashurst
30 Mar 2022 F45's patents not working out: Computer-implemented system for arranging exercise stations not fit enough to patent
F45 Training Pty Ltd v Body Fit Training Company Pty Ltd (No 2) [2022] FCA 96: F45 loses patent infringement case against BFT. Federal Court finds F45's…
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Ip @ Ashurst
30 Mar 2022 IP Bite: Employsure Google Ads case continues - ACCC seeks tougher penalty on misleading paid advertisements
The ACCC is appealing the $1 million penalty judgment ordered by the Federal Court against Employsure for making false representations on Google Ads…
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ip @ ashurst
30 Mar 2022 Orphans may find new homes: Proposed amendments to the Copyright Act
The Commonwealth Government has published an Exposure Draft of its Copyright Amendment (Access Reform) Bill 2021 (Cth) and an accompanying discussion paper…
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IP @ ashurst
30 Mar 2022 Trade Marks Office tells Marquis Macadamia to get in the bowl
Mars Australia Pty Ltd v Marquis Macadamias Ltd [2021] ATMO 152 : The ATMO has refused Marquis Macadamia's MM trade mark application on the basis that it was…
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IP @ Ashurst
30 Mar 2022 Uncontested appeal leads to the registration of the a2 Milk and TRUE A2 trade marks
The a2 Milk Company Limited v LD&D Australia Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 1515: In an uncontested appeal, the Federal Court has ordered the trade mark applications…
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IP @ Ashurst
14 Dec 2021 Look what the CAT dragged in: Federal Court upholds appeal by Caterpillar Inc and refuses Puma's PROCAT trade mark application
Authors: Nina Fitzgerald, Partner; and Josephine Gardiner, Lawyer
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IP @ Ashurst
14 Dec 2021 The TGA comes down hard on "misleading" use of its adverse event reports for COVID vaccines
The Therapeutic Goods Administration put the leader of the United Australia Party, Mr Craig Kelly MP, on notice for breach of copyright on the basis that the…
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IP @ Ashurst
14 Dec 2021 Double the grace and familiar non-users: Designs Act amendments now in effect
The Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Act 2021 (Cth) has received royal assent. Designs filed on or after 11 September…
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IP @ Ashurst
14 Dec 2021 Changes to the Franchising Code: Improving transparency in Australia's franchising sector
Changes to the Franchising Code aim to increase transparency in the franchising sector and address concerns about a power disparity between franchisors and…
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IP @ Ashurst
14 Dec 2021 Does the house always win? Full Federal Court finds "feature games" not patentable
Authors: Nina Fitzgerald, Partner; and Leon Warren, Lawyer
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IP @ Ashurst
14 Dec 2021 IP Bite: Register a new ".au" domain name from 24 March 2022
Launch of new auDA .au direct namespace domain names in Australia on 24 March 2022.
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IP @ Ashurst
14 Dec 2021 When a rhyme is a crime: PROTOX found to infringe BOTOX mark
Allergan Australia Pty Ltd v Self Care IP Holdings Pty Ltd [2021] FCAFC 163: The Full Federal Court found that the mark PROTOX infringes the BOTOX trade mark…
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IP @ Ashurst
14 Dec 2021 ACMA goes ham on spam: Is your business in breach of the Spam Act?
In recent years, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has become increasingly active in investigating and pursuing breaches of the Spam…
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IP@ashurst update
16 Nov 2021 Henley v Henley Constructions: No room for two Henleys in the national building industry
Henley v Henley Constructions: No room for two Henleys in the national building industry
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IP @ Ashurst
21 Sep 2021 The return of Ampol but you might notice some changes during your next pit stop: StarCard no longer accepted here but red canopies are allowed to stay
Chevron Global Energy Inc v Ampol Australia Petroleum Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 617: Ampol scores partial win against Chevron for breach of a trade mark licence…
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IP @ Ashurst
21 Sep 2021 Federal Court rejects the Patent Office's "absurd" and "unreasonable" interpretation of patent term extension requirements
Authors: Ferdous Bahar, Lawyer; and Nina Fitzgerald, Partner
