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The 2026 Pharmaceutical Patent Review

Australia's pharmaceutical patent landscape has reached a critical juncture, with appellate courts reconsidering fundamental principles of patent scope, term extensions, and remedies that will shape originator-generic disputes for the foreseeable future. As the High Court prepares to rule on patent term extensions for formulation patents and new Federal Court practice directions take effect, the strategic calculus for both innovators and generic entrants is being fundamentally rewritten.

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Spruson & Ferguson

What Are The 5 Key Steps To Protect Your Business Brand?

Copyright protection in Australia is automatic under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) for original works, but trade marks must be actively registered and defended, as the owner is responsible for monitoring the market and taking action against infringement.

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LegalVision

Extending Protection For Pharmaceuticals | Requirements In Australia, China And Singapore

Spruson & Ferguson's intellectual property experts provide insights into patent examination processes and strategies for navigating complex IP landscapes across multiple jurisdictions. The team offers guidance on maximizing patent protection while addressing technical and legal challenges that arise during prosecution.

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Spruson & Ferguson

The Critical Decision: Where To File Your Critical Minerals Patent Application?

Australian companies developing critical minerals technologies face a crucial strategic decision: determining where to file patent applications internationally. While the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) covers most major jurisdictions...

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Spruson & Ferguson

Zipped Up: High Court Of Australia Confirms Narrow Application Of Honest Concurrent Use Defence To Trade Mark Infringement

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Australia | High Court Dismisses ZIP V Firstmac Appeal

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Spruson & Ferguson

When “Honest Use” Isn’t Enough: What The High Court’s Zip V Firstmac Decision Means For Your Brand

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

IP Australia 2026 Intellectual Property Report

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Spruson & Ferguson

Pointon Partners Selects Questel’s Markify Platform To Screen And Monitor His Brand And Trademark Rights Effectively

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Questel

Australia | Navigating Best Method After NOCO

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Spruson & Ferguson

Australia | (Coffee) Grounds Of Appeal: Trade Mark Victory For Black Star Pastry

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Spruson & Ferguson

Fair Dealing: The Australian Context

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Spruson & Ferguson

Popstar Katy Perry Loses To Katie Perry, Fashion Designer, In Trademark Dispute

European Union IP

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Novagraaf Group

The Power Of GI Protection: The Battle Over Names In The Global Drinks Market

European Union IP

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Novagraaf Group

Struggling With Personal Debts (Video)

Australia Insolvency

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Worrells

Employer-sponsored Visas Take Priority In 2026/27 Migration Program As Regional Allocations Decline

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

It Depends – What Should The Jurisdiction Of My Trust Be? (Video)

Australia Commercial

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Cooper Grace Ward

Leveraging DAMAs For Flexible Workforce Planning

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

Inside IR Podcast Series - Episode 31 Collective Bargaining Under Pressure: Wages, Inflation, And The Fight For Fair But Sustainable Wages

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Trademark Disputes

Copyright

What Are The 5 Key Steps To Protect Your Business Brand?

Copyright protection in Australia is automatic under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) for original works, but trade marks must be actively registered and defended, as the owner is responsible for monitoring the market and taking action against infringement.

L

LegalVision

Extending Protection For Pharmaceuticals | Requirements In Australia, China And Singapore

Spruson & Ferguson's intellectual property experts provide insights into patent examination processes and strategies for navigating complex IP landscapes across multiple jurisdictions. The team offers guidance on maximizing patent protection while addressing technical and legal challenges that arise during prosecution.

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Fair Dealing: The Australian Context

Australia's fair dealing doctrine operates under strict statutory limitations, confining copyright exceptions to specific purposes like research, criticism, and news reporting. Unlike the more flexible approaches in Canada and the US, Australian law requires uses to fit within predefined categories, with courts showing little appetite for expansion despite ongoing debates about AI and data mining.

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Spruson & Ferguson

Part 4: The Legal Architecture Of A Franchise System - What You’re Actually Building

Australia Commercial

Whelan Lawyers

Alright, Alright, Our Rights? Generative AI And Celebrity Voices

Australia Technology

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Mills Oakley

Never Get Waived: Federal Court Rules Blanket Moral Rights Waiver Clauses Are Not Enforceable In Australia

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K&L Gates LLP

Practitioners must keep pace with SE Asia's IP modernisation

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Spruson & Ferguson

Jacksons Drawing Supplies Pty Ltd V Jackson's Art Supplies Ltd (No 2) [2025] FCA 1127

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Pointon Partners

New Bill To Unlock Orphan Works And Untraceable Designs

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

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Licensing & Syndication

Extending Protection For Pharmaceuticals | Requirements In Australia, China And Singapore

Spruson & Ferguson's intellectual property experts provide insights into patent examination processes and strategies for navigating complex IP landscapes across multiple jurisdictions. The team offers guidance on maximizing patent protection while addressing technical and legal challenges that arise during prosecution.

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Plant breeder's rights and managed apples: what's changing in Australia

For 2026 planning, apple businesses must prioritise licensed access and strict PBR compliance across the supply chain as branded variety programs dominate the market.

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

Practitioners must keep pace with SE Asia's IP modernisation

Pactitioners must adapt to process changes within IP systems, as well as be mindful of the implications of tech on their practices.

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Spruson & Ferguson

Generative AI And IP: Key Legal Considerations For Australian Businesses

Australia Technology

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Moral Rights and Films – McCallum v Projector Films Pty Ltd

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Piper Alderman

Understanding intellectual property in the construction industry

Australia Real Estate

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Holding Redlich

Why Skyportz Is Giving Away Its Patented Vertiport Tech...... For Free

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Marks & Clerk

Latest Statistics In The 2025 IP Australia Intellectual Property Report

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Spruson & Ferguson

IP and The Gambler

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

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Patent

The 2026 Pharmaceutical Patent Review

Australia's pharmaceutical patent landscape has reached a critical juncture, with appellate courts reconsidering fundamental principles of patent scope, term extensions, and remedies that will shape originator-generic disputes for the foreseeable future. As the High Court prepares to rule on patent term extensions for formulation patents and new Federal Court practice directions take effect, the strategic calculus for both innovators and generic entrants is being fundamentally rewritten.

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Extending Protection For Pharmaceuticals | Requirements In Australia, China And Singapore

Spruson & Ferguson's intellectual property experts provide insights into patent examination processes and strategies for navigating complex IP landscapes across multiple jurisdictions. The team offers guidance on maximizing patent protection while addressing technical and legal challenges that arise during prosecution.

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

The Critical Decision: Where To File Your Critical Minerals Patent Application?

Australian companies developing critical minerals technologies face a crucial strategic decision: determining where to file patent applications internationally. While the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) covers most major jurisdictions...

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

IP Australia 2026 Intellectual Property Report

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Spruson & Ferguson

Australia | Navigating Best Method After NOCO

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Spruson & Ferguson

Dividing And Conquering: Best Method Obligations Follow Every Divisional Patent Application

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K&L Gates LLP

IP Australia Releases Consultation Paper On IP Reforms

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Too Late To Antedate: A Sandbagging Strategy Struck

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Irwin IP

Market Exclusivity and Data Exclusivity included in Drug Administration Law revisions

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Spruson & Ferguson

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Trade Secrets

Practitioners must keep pace with SE Asia's IP modernisation

Pactitioners must adapt to process changes within IP systems, as well as be mindful of the implications of tech on their practices.

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Generative AI And IP: Key Legal Considerations For Australian Businesses

Learn how existing laws apply and how to safeguard your organisation's IP rights.

Australia Technology

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Understanding intellectual property in the construction industry

Relevance of IP in the construction sector and highlight common issues that can arise when IP rights are not clearly understood or properly managed.

Australia Real Estate

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Holding Redlich

Latest Statistics In The 2025 IP Australia Intellectual Property Report

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Spruson & Ferguson

Intellectual property in commercial contract templates

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Holding Redlich

Australia | Design protection: IP Australia's bold reforms for the Digital Age

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Spruson & Ferguson

Being assertive comes at a price – IP Australia fee hike

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McCabes

Game of phones: 7 things to consider when developing an app

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LegalVision

Native Extracts v Plant Extracts: essential elements of confidential information claims

PA

Piper Alderman

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Retroactive foreign filing licences for patents

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

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