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Guide To Differences In Patent Prosecution

A side-by-side comparison of the key differences and similarities to help clients navigate the two patent systems with greater certainty.

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Spruson & Ferguson

All Eyes On EYLEA–Sandoz Defeats Preliminary Injunction

The recent decision in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc v Sandoz shows how a strong noninfringement position can be powerful to resisting a preliminary injunction.

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K&L Gates LLP

Aristocrat Decision Changes Patent Eligibility Of Computer-implemented Inventions

If your innovations are in the field of computer-implemented inventions, Australian patent law can be a grey area.

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Spruson & Ferguson

Keep Spinning: Aristocrat Finally Hits The Patent Jackpot

The Full Federal Court recently issued a game changing decision in Aristocrat v Commissioner of Patents [2025] FCAFC 131, which has major implications for the patentability of computer-implemented inventions.

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K&L Gates LLP

Trends In Patent Filing For Artificial Intelligence-assisted Medical Technologies

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Smart & Biggar

Part 2: Regulatory considerations for orphan drugs

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Part 1: Patenting orphan drugs

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

The NOCO Company v Brown and Watson International Pty Ltd: Revisiting the Best Method and Relevant Date Requirements for Divisional Patents

PA

Piper Alderman

Copyright and Generative AI: what Australia can learn from the Meta and Anthropic Rulings

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Swaab

"They had no right to rip off my building plans, that's copyright infringement." Which case won?

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Stacks Law Firm

High Court's PepsiCo decision and what it means for cross-border IP payments

BP

Bartier Perry

Moral Rights and Films – McCallum v Projector Films Pty Ltd

PA

Piper Alderman

Australian Productivity Commission Proposes Text & Data Mining Exception To Copyright Infringement For AI Training

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Federal Court Launches Standard Directions To Streamline Patent Disputes

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Australian Productivity Commission Proposes Text & Data Mining Exception To Copyright Infringement For AI Training

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Michael Byrnes appeared on Breakfast with Tim Webster on 2SM on 23 July 2025 to discuss workplace relationships and that Coldplay concert

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Can Wills Be Contested by Family and Friends?

Australia Family

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JB Solicitors

Blockchain Bites: NASDAQ Bets On Blockchain With Tokenised Stocks And ETFs; ASIC Mints Regulatory Relief For AFSL Licensed Stablecoins; Binance Nears Agreement To End US Monitorship

Australia Technology

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Piper Alderman

Introducing Cathro Clarity: Unlocking Australia's Insolvency Data

Australia Insolvency

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Cathro & Partners

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Trademark Disputes

Biotech, Life Sciences & Healthcare

Australian Senate Committee rejects Bill that seeks to prevent the patenting of human genes and biological materials existing in nature

A Senate Committee has recommended against passing amendments to the Patents Act that would allow gene patenting.

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Swaab

Raising the bar? The new patent law reforms and their impact on patentability of genetic material

An overview of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011 (Cth).

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Hunt & Hunt

Is human tissue "property"? Jocelyn Edwards; Re the estate of the late Mark Edwards [2011] NSWSC 478

A recent decision of Justice Hulme of the Supreme Court of New South Wales is the first case of its kind in Australia to allow a widow to extract her deceased's husband's sperm with the result that she will likely use it for assisted reproduction.

Australia Healthcare

CB

Colin Biggers & Paisley

CRCMining and SmartCap

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Gene Patent Modifications Avoided

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Grace Periods and Divisional Patent Applications

DP

DLA Piper Australia

University of Western Australia v Gray - Medical Research IP Rights: Who Owns Them ?

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DLA Piper Australia

Employees & Intellectual Property – Who Owns It?

Australia Employment

DW

Donaldson Walsh

Royalty Stacking & Managing The Risk Of IP Infringement

DP

DLA Piper Australia

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Copyright

Copyright and Generative AI: what Australia can learn from the Meta and Anthropic Rulings

These cases indicate that the U.S. courts are willing to view LLM training as fair use.

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Swaab

"They had no right to rip off my building plans, that's copyright infringement." Which case won?

A case heard in Queensland revolved around alleged copyright infringement of building plans.

S

Stacks Law Firm

Moral Rights and Films – McCallum v Projector Films Pty Ltd

For authors, being aware of the moral rights to proper attribution and not to be falsely attributed is important to avoid unnecessary potential disputes with parties using their work.

PA

Piper Alderman

Australian Productivity Commission Proposes Text & Data Mining Exception To Copyright Infringement For AI Training

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Busted! Melbourne International Film Festival Director Subject To Urgent Interlocutory Injunction Over Moral Rights

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Understanding intellectual property in the construction industry

Australia Real Estate

HR

Holding Redlich

Latest Statistics In The 2025 IP Australia Intellectual Property Report

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Spruson & Ferguson

Do you own those images?

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Hytera Communications Corporation Ltd v Motorola Solutions Inc: Cracking the code on "Substantial Part"

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Piper Alderman

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Licensing & Syndication

Moral Rights and Films – McCallum v Projector Films Pty Ltd

For authors, being aware of the moral rights to proper attribution and not to be falsely attributed is important to avoid unnecessary potential disputes with parties using their work.

PA

Piper Alderman

Understanding intellectual property in the construction industry

Relevance of IP in the construction sector and highlight common issues that can arise when IP rights are not clearly understood or properly managed.

Australia Real Estate

HR

Holding Redlich

Why Skyportz Is Giving Away Its Patented Vertiport Tech...... For Free

One of the fundamental rights a patent grants is the ability to exclude others from using your technology. So it may come as a surprise that an Australian vertiport...

MC

Marks & Clerk

Latest Statistics In The 2025 IP Australia Intellectual Property Report

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

IP and The Gambler

MP

Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

Intellectual property enforcement trends positive for foreign entities

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Intellectual property in commercial contract templates

HR

Holding Redlich

Australia | Design protection: IP Australia's bold reforms for the Digital Age

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Being assertive comes at a price – IP Australia fee hike

M

McCabes

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Patent

Guide To Differences In Patent Prosecution

A side-by-side comparison of the key differences and similarities to help clients navigate the two patent systems with greater certainty.

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

All Eyes On EYLEA–Sandoz Defeats Preliminary Injunction

The recent decision in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc v Sandoz shows how a strong noninfringement position can be powerful to resisting a preliminary injunction.

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Aristocrat Decision Changes Patent Eligibility Of Computer-implemented Inventions

If your innovations are in the field of computer-implemented inventions, Australian patent law can be a grey area.

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Keep Spinning: Aristocrat Finally Hits The Patent Jackpot

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Trends In Patent Filing For Artificial Intelligence-assisted Medical Technologies

SB

Smart & Biggar

Part 2: Regulatory considerations for orphan drugs

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Part 1: Patenting orphan drugs

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

The NOCO Company v Brown and Watson International Pty Ltd: Revisiting the Best Method and Relevant Date Requirements for Divisional Patents

PA

Piper Alderman

Federal Court Launches Standard Directions To Streamline Patent Disputes

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

See more

Latest Videos

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Retroactive foreign filing licences for patents

MP

Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

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