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The Australian Government is consulting on the exposure draft of the Regulator Performance Omnibus Bill 2022 which includes proposed clarificational and streamlining amendments to the Trade Marks Act 1995, Patents Act 1990 and Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987.
Read moreIn Commissioner of Patents v Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd [2021] FCAFC 202 (Aristocrat), the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has deemed claims relating to an electronic gaming machine (EGM) configured to trigger a “feature game” unpatentable.
Read moreAustralia’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.
Read moreFollowing 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 moreIn 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.
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