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Raising the bar on the patent system in Australia

Raising the bar on the patent system in Australia

15 March 2011
By Gareth Howe
The Australian Government has released, for public viewing and comment, the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising The Bar) Bill 2011 (“the Bill“), which proposes to make a number of significant amendments to the Patents Act 1990 (“the Act“) (as well as the Trade Marks Act 1995, Designs Act 2003 and Plant Breeders Rights Act 1994). 
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Second shot at gene patent amendment bill

Second shot at gene patent amendment bill

23 February 2011
By Gareth Howe
Further to our post on 2 December 2010 updating you on the introduction to the Senate of the Patent Amendment (Human Genes and Biological Materials) Bill 2010 (Senate Bill), a private members bill, the Patent Amendment (Human Genes and Biological Materials) Bill 2010 (Bill), was introduced to the House of Representatives last Monday. 
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