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April 19, 2019

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Life Sciences

The Full Federal Backflip: Patent Term Extension Rejected on Pharmaceutical Formulation

A substantial reconsideration of the entitlement of formulation patents to receive a patent term extension (PTE) in Australia has been made in this week’s decision of the Full Federal Court in Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co Ltd v Sun Pharma ANZ Pty Ltd. Contrary to earlier interpretations of the Patents Act 1990, the Court held that the...

Litigation

Accessory Liability for Tortious Acts Involving Breach of Intellectual Property Rights after Lifestyle Equities CV v Ahmed : a New Zealand Perspective

In 2010 I was involved in a case in the Auckland High Court (Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc v MDS Diagnostics Ltd)[1] (“Inverness”) which centred on the question of whether pregnancy testing devices which were procured by MDS overseas and sold in New Zealand breached certain copyright rights held by Inverness. From recollection the catalyst for the...

News

James & Wells Celebrated as Managing Intellectual Property’s Trans-Tasman IP Firm of the Year 2025

James & Wells is proud to announce that it has been named the Trans-Tasman IP Firm of the Year for 2025 at the recent Managing Intellectual Property APAC Awards. The Managing IP Awards are highly regarded across the Asia-Pacific intellectual property sector, recognising excellence and leadership among IP firms and IP professionals. Winning the Trans-Tasman...
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