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Thaler Shut Down: High Court of Australia confirms AI incapable of being an "inventor"
By Nicholas Tyacke Robynne Sanders Greg Bodulovic +3 more...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly relevant and important role in our lives.  Be it through your personal devices,...
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Patent term extensions and infringement proceedings in Australia, and the standing of an exclusive licensee
By Nicholas Tyacke Alexandra de Zwart Sarah McKenzie
For pharmaceutical companies, patent term extensions (PTEs) remain a fundamental means of compensating them for the erosion of the terms...
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Patent term extensions in Australia – further challenges for pharmaceutical patentees
By Nicholas Tyacke Alexandra de Zwart Sarah McKenzie
Patent term extensions (PTEs) in Australia have been a hot topic over the past year.  On Friday, things got a lot hotter for patentees...
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Patent term extensions in Australia – What if the patent covers more than one approved product?
By Nicholas Tyacke Alexandra de Zwart
In its second significant recent decision addressing patent term extensions (PTEs) in Australia, the Federal Court of Australia, in Merck...
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Patent eligibility of diagnostic methods in Australia confirmed: Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc v Sequenom, Inc [2021] FCAFC 101
By Nicholas Tyacke Eliza Saunders Alexandra de Zwart +1 more...
For many years, the following question awaited judicial determination under Australian law: is a DNA-based diagnostic method patent...
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Australian Court determines that an Artificial Intelligence system can be an inventor for the purposes of patent law
By Nicholas Tyacke Alexandra de Zwart
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are increasingly used in the life sciences industry for research and drug discovery,...
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Australian patent box tax incentive announced in Federal Budget
By Nicholas Tyacke Alexandra de Zwart Holly Yuan +2 more...
The 2021-2022 Australian Federal Budget was unveiled last night (11 May 2021). Deemed the ‘COVID-19 Recovery Budget’, it includes a...
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Australia – Navigating social media advertising
By Alexandra de Zwart
Worldwide, there has been increased regulatory scrutiny of social media influencers, including the UK’s ASA guidance (see previous update...