A good night for Neurim Pharmaceuticals - Assistant Commissioner Luiten as an agent for controlling the release of an examined patent application
03 Aug 2022
Neurim Pharmaceuticals was unsuccessful in overcoming the examiner’s repeated objections to its New Zealand patent application, but the application will be accepted subject to...
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Soda-ceptive – did a straw man suppress the true patent opponent’s identity from foaming over?
14 Jul 2022
In 2015, Suntory Holdings Limited sought to patent a carbonated beverage comprising both Reb M and Reb A which in combination provided the function...
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Australia’s Full Federal Court diagnoses an outcome, not a product
Posted by Andrew Scott
05 May 2022
Examining a recent court decision; the latest in a long running, multi-jurisdictional dispute between the parties concerning the validity and infringement of claims to...
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Recent reform on Brazilian pharmaceutical patents showing results
Posted by Rana Gosain
11 Apr 2022
The Brazilian legislature revoke controversial article (Article 229-C) in the Brazilian IP Law......
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SPCs in the European Union: the Evolving Regulatory Landscape
Posted by Rafał Witek
12 Jan 2022
The legal framework governing supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) in the European Union is quickly evolving: in 2019 a manufacturing waiver was introduced and right...
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Unintended consequences of the America Invents Act - when it might have paid to publish!
Posted by Michael Caine
09 Nov 2021
A recent study carried out by FICPI in relation to the recognition of multiple and partial priorities in a single claim has revealed the...
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Filing of annual working statement - a unique legal requirement under Indian patent laws
Posted by Manisha Singh
22 Sep 2021
The filing of an annual working statement by patentee and licensees in respect of each granted patent in India is a unique circumstance in...
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Inventive AI in South Africa and Australia: Can such applications be validly filed and granted in these two Commonwealth states?
16 Sep 2021
The last week of July 2021 was a notable one for the Artificial Inventor Project. The breaking news of South Africa being the first country...
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Brazilian patent term judicial action
04 May 2021
Understanding the ongoing discussion and the good to come    Much – and even some contradictory information – has been published about the judicial action at...
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