In Australia, exclusive commercial rights for plant varieties can be obtained under the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994 (the PBR Act). Australian plant breeder’s rights extend for 20 years for most plants, and 25 years for some vines (including kiwifruit and grapevine) and trees. The PBR Act accords with international requirements for plant variety protection […]
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Wayne Slater, founder and managing director of IP Gateway Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys, is one of Australia’s most experienced intellectual property attorneys. IP Gateway is excited to announce that, in recognition of his exceptional patent practice, Wayne has received the prestigious title of PATENT STAR at the 2020 MIP Awards. The MIP Awards are […]
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As we move deeper into the 21st century, innovation and technological development continues to profoundly affect life in Australia. At times we can look back – sometimes only a few years – and wonder how we functioned before a particular technology became part of our daily lives. Many major breakthroughs, such as the electronic pacemaker, […]
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IP Gateway a premier boutique IP firm based in Brisbane has established a presence in the CBD of Ipswich to help clients in this region to protect and enforce their patents, trade marks and designs. The region leading out west of Brisbane to Ipswich and then Toowoomba is the beating industrial heart of Queensland. […]
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IP Australia has recently released its response to public consultation on proposals put forward by the former Advisory Council on Intellectual Property’s review of the designs system. The most significant advice to come from this response is IP Australia will proceed with introducing a grace period for registered designs. The grace period will be 12 […]
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Science and innovation go hand in hand, as is clearly evident in the Queensland life sciences sector. Encouraging R&D in the life sciences, and protecting and promoting resulting innovation, has the potential to play a critical role in economic recovery as we move out of the COVID-19 pandemic. To that end, Life Science Queensland […]
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In February this year we reported that we were eagerly awaiting the outcome of the appeal before the Full Federal Court of Australia in the case of Commissioner of Patents V Rokt Pty Ltd, that was scheduled to be held on 10-11 February 2020. It was hoped that the appeal decision would provide much-needed guidance (and […]
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Intellectual property offices of many jurisdictions worldwide have put into place special provisions during the COVID-19 pandemic. A useful policy tracker has been compiled by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) at the following link: https://www.wipo.int/covid19-policy-tracker/#/covid19-policy-tracker/ipo-operations Here we provide a concise summary of relevant information for the Australian (IP Australia) and New Zealand (IPONZ) offices. […]
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Over the last decade, there have been serious concerns regarding the effectiveness of the innovation patent, with various government reports recommending either changes to the innovative step threshold or complete abolition of the system.
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SPRINGWOOD IP GATEWAY HEAD OFFICE AND CITY OF THE FUTURE. IP Gateway was founded in Springwood 15 years ago due its proximity to the Brisbane Technology Park and the industrial and business precincts lining the Gateway Motorway. Since then Springwood has grown steadily but as a result of recent Queensland and local Government initiatives development […]
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