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The USPTO Director-General has issued a guidance memorandum to standardise how the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) will treat applicant admitted prior art (AAPA) in Inter Parties Review (IPR) proceedings.
Read moreIP Australia's has been trialling an Australian Government anti-counterfeiting initiative that allows consumers or other interested parties to check whether a website sells genuine branded products.
Read moreThe Australian Government has opened a new consultation on its legislation relating to Geographical Indications (GIs) in light of its on-going Free Trade Agreement negotiations with the EU. Responses are sought by 30th November 2020.
Read moreA recent APO decision, successfully handled by PIPERS Patent Attorneys, comes as welcome news for innovators of computer-implemented inventions (“CIIs”).
Read moreIn 2020 NZCA 306 Pharmazen Limited v Anagenix IP Limited the Court of Appeal confirmed that the likelihood of actual use is not relevant to discharging the onus of establishing lack of deception or confusion on a notional use basis.
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