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High Court has a bet each way on electronic gaming machine patent

by Naomi Pearce | Aug 23, 2022 | Blog, Kate Legge, Naomi Pearce

Even the High Court of Australia could not come to a majority decision on the thorny question of the patentability of computer-implemented inventions in its highly anticipated judgment in Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2022] HCA...

Bringing home the bacon – or are you?

by Naomi Pearce | Aug 2, 2022 | Blog, Naomi Pearce

Introduction Plant based protein products are already a well established destination in the supermarket aisle. Australia is reportedly the third fastest growing market for such products. As technology finds ways to replicate more and more closely traditional meat...

Full Court dismisses Boehringer appeal on obviousness of veterinary injectable formulation

by Naomi Pearce | Jul 26, 2022 | Blog, Kate Legge, Naomi Pearce

The Full Court’s decision in Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc., v Intervet International B.V. [2022] FCAFC 88 is a useful analysis of the application of the “Cripps question” in inventive step.1 This is one of the key tests applied by the Australian Courts...

WTO Members endorse latest COVID IP waiver draft

by Naomi Pearce | Jul 18, 2022 | Blog, Kate Legge, Naomi Pearce

The key terms of an updated draft covid IP waiver have been released by the WTO. The draft includes terms intended to alleviate concerns of developed countries. However it will do little to address practical limitations on access to vaccines in developing countries....

Pearce named as finalist for the 2022 Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards (IP)

by Pearce IP | Jun 16, 2022 | Blog, Naomi Pearce, Our Awards

Congratulations to CEO and Executive Naomi Pearce for being named as a finalist for the Lawyers Weekly Partners of the Year Awards 2022 in the category of Intellectual Property. The Partner of the Year Awards is the Australian legal industry’s premier event for...

Medicinal Cannabis in Australia | Part 5: Making therapeutic claims: advertising and labelling of medicinal cannabis products

by Naomi Pearce | May 17, 2022 | Blog, Kate Legge, Naomi Pearce

Introduction The promotion of medicinal cannabis products presents some specific challenges given that very few such products are approved therapeutic goods on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG). In such circumstances, to what extent can suppliers...