Christina Taylor, Author at King & Wood Mallesons Pulse

Indian Patent Appellate Board confirms that NGOs can oppose patents after grant in India

12 November 2012

On the back of our recent post concerning the grant of compulsory licences for HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B medicines in Indonesia, the Indian Patent Appellate Board has now revoked Roche’s patent for its hepatitis C drug, Pegasys, on the ground that it was not sufficiently inventive and “increased efficacy” required by India’s Patent law was not proved.

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Those drugs cost how much?? Chemist Warehouse price list misleading– but not for the reasons you might think

29 October 2012

By Christina Taylor

Last Monday the Supreme Court of Queensland held that a price list published by various Chemist Warehouse pharmacies in Cairns, Nerang, Coolangatta and other parts of Queensland was likely to mislead or deceive and therefore contravene clause 18 of the Australian Consumer Law (Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), schedule 2, section 18).

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Zetco wins patent battle

4 August 2011

By Christina Taylor

On Monday, Justice Bennett held that Zetco’s patent for hot water heater valves was valid, and infringed by Austworld Commodities.

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No extension for a deliberate decision

23 June 2011

By Christina Taylor

In Carol Almond-Martin v Novo Nordisk Health Care AG [2011] APO 42, the latest section 223 extension of time decision, the Patent Office refused to grant an extension of time of one month because it was unable to identify any error or omission or circumstances beyond the control of the person concerned.

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Patent office grants 121 month extension of time

9 June 2011

By Christina Taylor

Last week the Patent Office granted what must be a record extension of time under the extension of time provisions of the Patents Act (section 223).

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Gene Patents Inquiry Report

2 December 2010

By Christina Taylor

On Friday, 26 November 2010, the long-awaited report of the Senate Inquiry into gene patents was published.

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Gene patents – a lawyers’ trick?

13 August 2010

By Christina Taylor

On Tuesday night Professor Peter Cashman gave an informative lecture at the University of Sydney on the patentability of genes.

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Full Federal Court overturns injunction decision

13 October 2009

By Christina Taylor

On Friday the Full Federal Court overturned the decision by Ryan J in Wake Forest University Health Sciences v Smith and Nephew Pty Ltd to grant an injunction restraining Smith & Nephew from commercialising its negative pressure wound therapy product.

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USPTO grants patent over podcasting

1 September 2009

By Christina Taylor

Uncertainty has arisen in the podcasting arena after VoloMedia, Inc, a company based in Sunnyvale, California, announced that it had been granted the “US Patent for Podcasting” at the end of July this year.

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