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In an interview David E. Martin, the Chairman of the world’s largest underwriter of intangible assets gave his sceptical take on patents concerning SARS-CoV. These were further elaborated in a subsequent interview.
Read moreIn 1-800 Contacts Inc v FTC 18-3848 the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (CA2C) has reversed the controversial majority decision of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which held that agreements that prevent competitors from bidding for their competition’s trademarked terms as search engine ad generating keywords are anti-competitive.
Read moreAs part of the current review of the Plant Varieties Act 1987 (see summary) IPONZ has released a wide-ranging consultation paper on the amount and structure of fees that should apply.
Read moreIn the USA it is possible to obtain a patent using fictional data as the basis for the patent’s claims.
Read moreIn Flujo Sanguineo Holdings Pty Ltd v Merisant Australia Pty Ltd [2021] NZIPOTM 11 the Assistant Commissioner clarified when disclaimers are appropriate and also made a rare finding that the scope of the application’s specification was too broad on account of likely use.
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