Selection patents – a developing area of law?

Way more than an everyday interest in IP
The long-delayed R&D Tax Credit was passed by the House of Representatives yesterday after clearing the Senate with amendments. The R&D Tax Credit represents the most significant change to tax innovation policy since the original R&D Tax Concession was introduced in 1986. Check out our alert here.
read more...On 17 August 2011, the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property (“ACIP”) released an issues paper entitled “Review of the Innovation Patent System” (the “Issues Paper”). A copy of the Issues Paper can be accessed here. Submissions close on 14 October 2011. ACIP is also planning to hold round-table workshops in both Melbourne and Sydney.
read more...In the recent decision in Sanofi-Aventis Australia Pty Ltd v Apotex Pty Ltd (No 3), Justice Jagot found liability for indirect patent infringement in the context of supply of a pharmaceutical product. Her Honour also held that copyright can subsist in product information documents for pharmaceutical products. Check out our alert here.
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