Intellectual Property Articles

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Protecting Confidential Information and Trade Secrets in Australia

Strategies to keep in mind as the death knell sounds for Australia’s second-tier Patent system

The Multifaceted Question of the Patentability of Polymorphs

Patenting Opportunities in the Fragrance Industry

Update on Requesting an Extension of Term of an Australian Patents

Extending the Term of an Australian Patent: Product-by-Process Claims versus Swiss-Style Claims

Method and Swiss-type Claims in Australia – A Patent Protection Strategy for Pharmaceutical Companies

Patent Office Confirms Stricter Specification Requirements Under Australia’s “Raising the Bar” Patents Act

The Era of Relying on Trade Secrets to Protect Confidential Information has Passed

The Lost Art of Patent Claim Drafting – Why Good Claim Drafting is Essential Under Australia’s Revised Patents Act

The Doom and Gloom lifts: patentability of Gene Marker-Trait Correlation Methods in Australia

Indirect Infringement: Australian and U.S. approaches compared

License Agreements for Patent Pools: licensees beware

Using an abbreviated form of a Registered Trade Mark: Trade Mark infringement or honest practice?

When Opposition Proceedings get hijacked by the Registrar’s discretion to revoke acceptance

Are hidden Trade Marks registrable?

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