Amanda Foong, Author at King & Wood Mallesons Pulse

Selling second hand music: not music to record companies’ ears

26 October 2012

Second hand book stores, preloved clothing stores, and markets for old records – there are no laws preventing these shop owners from selling used items to consumers, so how about a second hand store for digital music and movie files?

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Government expropriation of patents – more drugs to combat HIV/AIDS and Hep B in Indonesia

24 October 2012

By Amanda Foong

On 3 September 2012, the Indonesian Government issued a “government use” decree, a type of compulsory licence, in relation to seven patent-protected HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B medicines in Indonesia.

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Compulsory licenses for emergency drugs for developing countries

24 October 2012

By Amanda Foong

IP Australia has released an “Exposure Draft” of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2012 (“Bill”).

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Lululemon vs Calvin Klein: is new yoga suit too much of a stretch?

19 September 2012

By Amanda Foong

Last month, yoga-gear guru Lululemon Athletica Inc filed a lawsuit in the US Federal Court in Delaware against PVH Corp’s Calvin Klein brand and G-III Apparel Group alleging infringement of three “design patents” (the US term for registered designs) relating to the design of its famous yoga pants.

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Bit Brother is watching you

19 September 2012

By Amanda Foong

According to Bit Torrent Inc, a milestone 150 million active users was reached by Bit Torrent in January this year.

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India Supreme Court to rule on ‘evergreening’ clause

14 September 2012

By Amanda Foong

The Swiss drug company Novartis has been involved in a long-running battle (since 2006) for an Indian patent for imatinib mesylate which is the leukaemia drug known as Glivec (Gleevec in the US).

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Are genes patentable? US Court of Appeals says “yes” for the second time

22 August 2012

By Amanda Foong

In March this year, the US Court of Appeals was ordered by the US Supreme Court to reconsider its decision in Association for Molecular Pathology v Myriad Genetics (see our previous post).

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Posts From This Author

Selling second hand music: not music to record companies’ ears

Government expropriation of patents – more drugs to combat HIV/AIDS and Hep B in Indonesia

Compulsory licenses for emergency drugs for developing countries

Lululemon vs Calvin Klein: is new yoga suit too much of a stretch?

Bit Brother is watching you

India Supreme Court to rule on ‘evergreening’ clause

Are genes patentable? US Court of Appeals says “yes” for the second time