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Intellectual property law and copyright law thought leadership, articles, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics such as licensing and syndication, patent law, trade secrets and trademark law.

Guide To Differences In Patent Prosecution

A side-by-side comparison of the key differences and similarities to help clients navigate the two patent systems with greater certainty.

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Spruson & Ferguson

All Eyes On EYLEA–Sandoz Defeats Preliminary Injunction

The recent decision in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc v Sandoz shows how a strong noninfringement position can be powerful to resisting a preliminary injunction.

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K&L Gates LLP

Aristocrat Decision Changes Patent Eligibility Of Computer-implemented Inventions

If your innovations are in the field of computer-implemented inventions, Australian patent law can be a grey area.

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Spruson & Ferguson

Keep Spinning: Aristocrat Finally Hits The Patent Jackpot

The Full Federal Court recently issued a game changing decision in Aristocrat v Commissioner of Patents [2025] FCAFC 131, which has major implications for the patentability of computer-implemented inventions.

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K&L Gates LLP

Trends In Patent Filing For Artificial Intelligence-assisted Medical Technologies

SB

Smart & Biggar

Part 2: Regulatory considerations for orphan drugs

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Part 1: Patenting orphan drugs

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

The NOCO Company v Brown and Watson International Pty Ltd: Revisiting the Best Method and Relevant Date Requirements for Divisional Patents

PA

Piper Alderman

Copyright and Generative AI: what Australia can learn from the Meta and Anthropic Rulings

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Swaab

"They had no right to rip off my building plans, that's copyright infringement." Which case won?

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Stacks Law Firm

High Court's PepsiCo decision and what it means for cross-border IP payments

BP

Bartier Perry

Moral Rights and Films – McCallum v Projector Films Pty Ltd

PA

Piper Alderman

Australian Productivity Commission Proposes Text & Data Mining Exception To Copyright Infringement For AI Training

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Federal Court Launches Standard Directions To Streamline Patent Disputes

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Inside Safety Podcast Series - Episode 2 Spotlight On Silica – Recent Developments And Trends

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New road rules and driving offences come into effect across Australia

Australia Transport

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Immigration And Australian Federal Election Campaign Promises

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

Michael Byrnes appeared on Breakfast with Tim Webster on 2SM on 23 July 2025 to discuss workplace relationships and that Coldplay concert

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Funds Update - 26 September 2025

Australia Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Guide To Differences In Patent Prosecution

A side-by-side comparison of the key differences and similarities to help clients navigate the two patent systems with greater certainty.

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

All Eyes On EYLEA–Sandoz Defeats Preliminary Injunction

The recent decision in Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc v Sandoz shows how a strong noninfringement position can be powerful to resisting a preliminary injunction.

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Aristocrat Decision Changes Patent Eligibility Of Computer-implemented Inventions

If your innovations are in the field of computer-implemented inventions, Australian patent law can be a grey area.

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Keep Spinning: Aristocrat Finally Hits The Patent Jackpot

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Trends In Patent Filing For Artificial Intelligence-assisted Medical Technologies

SB

Smart & Biggar

Part 2: Regulatory considerations for orphan drugs

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Part 1: Patenting orphan drugs

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

The NOCO Company v Brown and Watson International Pty Ltd: Revisiting the Best Method and Relevant Date Requirements for Divisional Patents

PA

Piper Alderman

Federal Court Launches Standard Directions To Streamline Patent Disputes

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Spruson & Ferguson

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Trademark

Commissioner Falls Flat In PepsiCo High Court Appeal… But On A Steak Knife's Edge

In an unlucky day for the Commissioner of Taxation (Commissioner), on 13 August 2025 the High Court of Australia (HCA) handed down its decision in Commissioner of Taxation v PepsiCo, Inc...

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Alvarez & Marsal

Karen Walker Has A Runaway Win Before The Trade Marks Office

Limited successfully opposed the registration of the mark ‘Runaway the Label‘ for clothing, footwear and headgear (class 25) and online retail services (class 35).

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K&L Gates LLP

Home Ground Advantage: Aussie FanFirm Wins David And Goliath Battle

The Full Federal Court has ruled in favour of Australian company FanFirm Pty Ltd in its long-running trade mark fight with US sports retail giant Fanatics, LLC.

MO

Mills Oakley

Understanding intellectual property in the construction industry

Australia Real Estate

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Holding Redlich

How to Avoid the Fate of Brand Genericide

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LegalVision

Fanatics case highlights requirements for key trade mark defences

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Latest Statistics In The 2025 IP Australia Intellectual Property Report

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

OpenAI's screenless future on pause amidst trade mark dispute

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Swaab

What can the Handmaid's Tale teach us about trade mark law? Featured What can the Handmaid's Tale teach us about trade mark law? As someone who's both read The Handmaid's Tale and binge watched every...

MP

Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

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Licensing & Syndication

Moral Rights and Films – McCallum v Projector Films Pty Ltd

For authors, being aware of the moral rights to proper attribution and not to be falsely attributed is important to avoid unnecessary potential disputes with parties using their work.

PA

Piper Alderman

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

HR

Holding Redlich

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

One of the fundamental rights a patent grants is the ability to exclude others from using your technology. So it may come as a surprise that an Australian vertiport...

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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

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Intellectual property in commercial contract templates

HR

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

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Trade Secrets

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

HR

Holding Redlich

Latest Statistics In The 2025 IP Australia Intellectual Property Report

The Report presents and discusses the latest IP statistics across the range of categories administered by IP Australia.

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Intellectual property in commercial contract templates

Key considerations when reviewing your organisation's IP clause.

HR

Holding Redlich

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

SF

Spruson & Ferguson

Being assertive comes at a price – IP Australia fee hike

M

McCabes

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

L

LegalVision

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

PA

Piper Alderman

Navigating intellectual property rights: Alex and Jordan's strategic edge in innovation

Australia Real Estate

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Sajen Legal

Pouring over patents: A look at non-alcoholic beer inventions

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Spruson & Ferguson

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Retroactive foreign filing licences for patents

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Madderns Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys

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