Year in review: pharmaceutical intellectual property and competition in Australia

The law affecting pharmaceutical patents continues to evolve in a number of important respects. The Full Court of the Fe...

IP Australia lose patent dispute over software patent

Ecommerce marketing company Rokt has won the right to have its software patent granted following a dispute with IP Austr...

Australian PM Unveils "Innovation Statement"

In early December 2015, Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull unveiled his Innovation Statement in Canberra, saying...

Australia plans to tackle Internet piracy

Australia outlined plans to tackle online piracy on Wednesday as it moves to end the country's position as one of the wo...

IP Australia clarifies 5 Seconds of Summer trademark confusion

Australia’s intellectual property office has confirmed that it has accepted a trademark application by pop band, 5 Seco...