Intellectual Property Notes

Trust on a plate: consumer confidence and food safety

Doctrine of implied licence exhausted in Australia

Where is the balance now? Preliminary injunctions in pharmaceutical patent proceedings in 2020 and beyond

Recent decisions of the Federal Court of Australia have significantly changed the way in which parties to pharmaceutical patent litigation should analyse …

Takeaways from the In-N-Out and Down-N-Out burger brands battle

A series of recent Federal Court cases provides a warning to “cheeky” traders whose marketing draws too closely on the brand and reputation of their …

Has the Full Court 'Rokt' the boat

Commissioner of Patents v Rokt Pte Ltd [2020] FCAFC 86 is the most recent in a string of decisions by the Full Court of the Federal Court in which …

Commonwealth fails in its claim for compensation for PBS expenditure

The Federal Court’s decision in Commonwealth v Sanofi Justice Nicholas’ long-awaited decision in Commonwealth v Sanofi is an Australian …