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In 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.
Read moreIn Yu v Apple Inc 20-1760 the majority decision of divided Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) decisions has arguably further extended the scope of patent ineligible subject-matter under the Supreme Court’s two-step Mayo/Alice inquiry.
Read moreIn Ariosa Diagnostics Inc v Sequenom Inc 2021 FCAFC 101 the Full Court of the Federal Court (FCAFC) rejected Ariosa’s appeal against the trial Judge’s finding that Sequenom’s non-invasive prenatal diagnosis patent is valid, but held that the trial Judge erred in finding some of the patent claims infringed.
Read moreWith the impending decommissioning of IP Australia’s eServices Platform feedback is being sought on any issues users of IP Australia’s New Online Services Platform have had.
Read moreThe European Commission has opened a public consultation on whether to create EU-wide harmonised protection for indications of geographical origin in relation to non-agricultural products.
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