Australia reformulates its position on patent term extensions
15 December 2025
The Full Federal Court of Australia has determined that pharmaceutical formulations are not eligible for patent term extension in Australia.
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Intellectual Property
Creators first? No text and data mining for Australia
30 October 2025
The Albanese Government has commenced consultations on updates to Australia’s copyright laws in light of emerging challenges presented by Artificial Intelligence (AI), while explicitly ruling out introducing a broad Text and Data Mining (TDM) exception.
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From trespass to trust: the Full Court expands equitable remedies for wrongfully obtained copyright works
3 September 2025
The Full Court has broken new ground in The Game Meats Company of Australia Pty Ltd v Farm Transparency International Ltd [2025] FCAFC 104, imposing a constructive trust over copyright in footage obtained by trespass.
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Collaborating? Here’s how to avoid a web of IP issues
22 August 2025
Commercial collaboration can create unbeatable opportunities for innovation and securing return on investment.
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A new code for care: decoding the impact of Genomics Australia
19 August 2025
The Australian health sector is entering a transformative phase with the official launch of Genomics Australia on 1 July 2025 and a new Australian Health Genomics Commissioner.
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Expert evidence blows up detonator patent litigation
25 July 2025
In a long, but intricately reasoned first instance judgment, Australia’s Federal Court has ruled on the validity and infringement of patents relating to wireless detonators.
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Branched meanings: Lexicography of ‘branched alkyl’ decides Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine patent dispute
1 July 2025
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) recently decided that Moderna’s mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine, SPIKEVAX®, did not infringe Alnylam’s patents because the cationic lipid used in the vaccine, SM-102, was not a cationic lipid with a ‘branched alkyl’ group.[1] The case turned on the proper construction of ‘branched alkyl’.
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Not child’s play! What you need to know about the Children’s Online Privacy Code
18 June 2025
On 12 June 2025, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) announced the release of its Issues Paper on the forthcoming Children’s Online Privacy Code (the Code).
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Gene-ius at stake: who really cracked CRISPR in plants and animals?
3 June 2025
Many of our readers will have first heard of CRISPR-Cas9 a number of years ago.
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