Uruguay will become the 158th member of the PCT on 7 January 2025. As a result, any international (PCT) application filed on or after 7 January 2025 will automatically include a designation of Uruguay. This means that patent applicants can ...
Following a recent review of the schedule of fees, IP Australia has implemented changes to fees for various IP rights, including patents, trade marks, designs and PBRs, that are due to come into effect on 1 October 2024.The fee changes ...
IP Australia has made a number of fee changes due to take effect from 1 October 2024. This is the first of two articles, exploring the most significant of these changes. ...
With the introduction of the Designs Amendment Act 2021 (the Designs Amendment Act)1, design protection in Australia has received long-overdue reform to bring it into compliance with international standards,2 as well as domestic companion legislation, chiefly the Patents Act 1990 ...
Australian and New Zealand Patent Attorneys can act before both the Intellectual Property Office of Australia (IPA) and the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ). But this does not mean that the practices before the two offices are the ...
The courts have been busy of late considering statutory provisions for the eligibility requirements for patentees to apply for an extension of term under the Australian Patents Act 1990 (Cth) (the Act). Under the Act, a patentee can apply for an ...
The decision in the Pharmacia v Juno matter relating to a lyophilized powder form of Parecoxib has just been published by the Federal Court. The full reasons can be found here. In summary, Burley J. found that Australian patent ...
The Brazilian Patent Office (BPO) has historically experienced some of the longest pendency times in the world, in some cases patent applications taking more than 15 years to grant. As compensation to patentees for delays by the BPO, if prosecution ...
We previously reported (1) that the Australian Intellectual Property Office (IP Australia) has a streamlined process to provide free extensions of time of up to three months to assist applicants impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. This arrangement is set ...
The long running litigation of Mylan’s Lipidil™ (fenofibrate) patents has now finally come to a close. The High Court[1] has refused a special leave application by Mylan Health Pty Ltd to appeal the Full Federal Court decision
It has been over seven months since the UK officially left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020. It then entered an 11 month transition period to allow the finalization and implementation of a number of matters about the ...
Significant fee increases for various IP rights, including patents, trade marks, designs and PBRs, will come into effect on 1 October 2020. The changes are intended to simplify fee structures, offer consistency across similar services, balance costs with the amount of ...
We are delighted to announce that Dr Ellen Reid and Dr James-Robert Cram have been elevated to the position of Partner with Jones Tulloch and that Ms Sarah Couper has been elevated to the position of Special Counsel. Ellen has a ...
At Jones Tulloch, we routinely review our fee and hourly rate schedules effective 1 July of each year. Often this requires an increase in certain fees to reflect the increasing cost of providing intellectual property services.
This time around, ...From 22 April 2020, the Australian Intellectual Property Office (IP Australia) has a streamlined process to provide free extensions of time of up to three months to assist applicants impacted by COVID-19 outbreak. Australian legislation provides generous provisions for obtaining extensions ...
A number of Patent Offices around the world are making special arrangements to assist applicants that are impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, such as extending deadlines and/or waiving certain fees. At this stage, the Australian and New Zealand Intellectual Property ...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop, Jones Tulloch is monitoring the situation closely. The health and safety of our staff, clients, associates and the community in general is of paramount importance to us. Most of our staff have been ...
Jones Tulloch offices will continue to be open during normal business hours with a skeleton staff. In the interests of health and safety, our staff are primarily working virtually. From Friday 20 March until further notice all client meetings will occur ...
As a result of the uncertainty caused by the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), we consider it appropriate to inform you about the steps Jones Tulloch is taking to minimise any risk of infection for our clients and staff, and ...
On 26 February 2020 the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 2 and Other Measures) Bill 2019 received Royal Assent, signalling the ‘beginning of the end’ for the innovation patent in Australia. Passing of this bill into law triggers ...