:: Current IP Issues

Methods of Medical Treatment
There is presently no bar in Australia to obtaining patent claims relating to methods of medical treatment. ...
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Genes and Gene Technology
Avoid simple misunderstandings when it comes to the patenting DNA and their defining nucleotide sequences. ...
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Evergreening
What is evergreening? Is it allowed under the patent system? ...
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Living Organisms
Did you hear the one about the company which patented an animal? Perhaps it wasn’t a joke after all. ...
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Computer Software
Software and pesticide have more in common than you might think when it comes to patents. ...
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Business Methods
When can your method of doing business be patentable? ...
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