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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

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

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

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

Intellectual property enforcement trends positive for foreign entities

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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

Australia's Defence Trade Controls Act – new offences and exemptions

Australia International

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Australia Bans Entry For Iranian Visitor Visa Holders For Six Months

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

Interview With The CEO Of ARITA (Video)

Australia Insolvency

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Cathro & Partners

Podcast: Coffee With CGW – Get To Know Andrew Vella

Australia Litigation

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Cooper Grace Ward

Refinancings And High Energy Costs Set To Drive Australian Restructurings In The Year Ahead (Podcast)

Australia Insolvency

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A&O Shearman

Federal Budget 2026-27: What It Means For Australian Immigration

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

eSports and copyright – It's in the game

eSports organisers should first obtain permission (a licence) from the developer to reproduce the copyrighted material.

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Bartier Perry

The Pokémon Company International, Inc v Pokemon Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 1561: The importance of an intellectual property protection strategy

The decision is a timely example of how acting expeditiously to protect your intellectual property is imperative.

PA

Piper Alderman

Foreign filing licenses — considerations for Australian patent attorneys

A foreign filing license may be needed, even if all the research for an invention has been performed in Australia.

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Spruson & Ferguson

NSW Government Bulletin - Part 1: Managing intellectual property rights in NSW government agencies

The NSW Government Intellectual Property Framework 2020 helps NSW government agencies deal with and manage IP rights.

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Holding Redlich

Cant Be Evil? Considering Creative Commons NFT Licenses

PA

Piper Alderman

Four-step guide to intellectual property management

HR

Holding Redlich

.au direct domain names

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

New framework for intellectual property commercialisation in Australia

BP

Bennett & Philp Lawyers

IP safe harbour exemption repealed from competition laws in Australia

CG

Coleman Greig Lawyers

IP licensing: 5 lessons learned from litigation

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

State of the Art: Key Australian IP developments 2021

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

What are the limits of implied software licences? QAD Inc v Shepparton Partners Collective Operations Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 615

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Holman Webb Lawyers

4 practical tips for common intellectual property issues

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Bennett & Philp Lawyers

State of the Art: Key Australian IP developments

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

State of the Art: Key Australian IP developments 2021

Intellectual property continues to be a focus for Australian organisations, as they execute strategies to achieve growth.

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

What are the limits of implied software licences? QAD Inc v Shepparton Partners Collective Operations Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 615

Software licences may be implied from the sale of a business, but are conditional upon a transfer fee or new terms.

HW

Holman Webb Lawyers

4 practical tips for common intellectual property issues

This article provides four practical tips on how to ensure that you avoid these intellectual property mistakes.

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Bennett & Philp Lawyers

State of the Art: Key Australian IP developments

State of the Art provides a comprehensive overview of key IP considerations which are impacting the Australian market.

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Patent working requirements and related compulsory licensing provisions in Australia and New Zealand

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Spruson & Ferguson

Open source science: Balancing the benefits and risks

Open source science involves an owner of intellectual property (IP), sharing their IP at no cost to the potential user.

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Advertising agencies and the law: Who owns the intellectual property developed by an advertising agency? (part 3)

The contract must expressly state the circumstances when usage of the intellectual property by the agency is permitted.

Australia Media & IT

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Holding Redlich

Intellectual Property Transactions: Dealing With Financial Hardship Imposed By COVID-19

Very few, if any, commercial enterprises will not be affected by the current COVID-19 pandemic and the measures governments are introducing to combat it.

Australia Coronavirus

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Davies Collison Cave

Sealed Air Australia Pty Limited V Aus-Lid Enterprises Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 29: breach of patent licensing agreement

The licensee may have rights against both the licensor and a third party to whom the licensor grants inconsistent rights.

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Spruson & Ferguson

Intellectual property, technology transfers and the US-China trade deal: key takeaways for Australia

Australia International

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

License it expressly or you may lose it – a cautionary tale of implied copyright licences

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Spruson & Ferguson

Federal Court crunches down on peanut butter Trade Dress, preferring smooth arguments from Bega

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McCullough Robertson

Software development: I paid for it, is it not mine?

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

IP safe harbour exemption repealed from Australian competition laws

Australia Anti-trust

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

Intellectual property in the boardroom: risks and opportunities

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

End of the IP exemption era: repeal of the IP exemption from competition laws

Australia Anti-trust

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Changes to ACCC guidelines: Get your intellectual property contracts compliant now

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Spruson & Ferguson

Avoiding Fyre: eight key legal issues in running a festival or event

Australia Commercial

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Holding Redlich

IP contracts must clear new competition hurdles

Australia Anti-trust

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Holding Redlich

Open Innovation: Collaborate To Innovate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Australia Update: Get your intellectual property contracts CCA-compliant by 13 September 2019

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Spruson & Ferguson

The repeal of the IP exception - competition law exposure in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector

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Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

Is Australia ready for 5G: A new government and a new approach to spectrum regulation?

Australia Media & IT

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Holding Redlich

Restraints on competition through the licensing of IP - the effect of the repeal of the IP exception

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Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

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