New dot au Domain Name Extension Launching in 2022
Australia’s .au Domain Administration (auDA) organisation has announced the introduction of .au as a new top-level domain, which will be available from 24th March 2022.
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Select Committee Report on Plant Variety Rights Bill Released
Following the earlier noted introduction of the Plant Variety Rights Bill to Parliament in May 2021 the Select Committee considering the Plant Variety Rights Bill has now released a unanimous report.
Read moreFull Court Reverses Patentability After Prioritizing Computer Implementation Question
In Commissioner of Patents v Aristocrat Technologies Australia [2021] FCAFC 202 the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (FCAFC) effectively set aside the trial Judge’s finding of patentability although remitted the case back to the Federal Court to determine any residual issues in light of its guidance.
Read moreKiribati Set to Become Member of Paris Convention
On the 5th November 2021 Kiribati deposited its instrument of accession to the Paris Convention, meaning the Paris Convention will enter into force for Kiribati on 5th February 2022.
Read morePatentability of computer-implemented inventions – a high-level take
The ambiguities around patentability of computer-implemented inventions (CIIs) are never more pronounced than when an invention crosses an attorney’s desk that’s clearly a clever and viable solution to a real-world problem but is largely a matter of programming.
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