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Predictive Maintenance After Aristocrat: Has the Patent Office Really Moved On?
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Predictive Maintenance After Aristocrat: Has the Patent Office Really Moved On?

A recent Australian Patent Office decision found a claim using wear-rate information ineligible, but a claim obtaining wear data from a sensor eligible. That is an intriguing—and arguably difficult—line to draw. The recent decision in CQMS Pty Ltd v Joy…
October 2, 2026
Economic Utility After NRDC: When Did Profit Become a Problem?
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Economic Utility After NRDC: When Did Profit Become a Problem?

A curious feature of modern patentable subject matter analysis is that economic benefit is sometimes used as a reason to deny patentability, even though NRDC treated economic utility as a positive indicator of patentable subject matter. This is the third…
September 30, 2026
UAE Allows Registration of Alcoholic Beverages in Class 33
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UAE Allows Registration of Alcoholic Beverages in Class 33

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently changed its policy in relation to the registration of trade marks covering alcoholic beverages.  Since 14 September 2026, the UAE Trade Mark Office will accept trade mark applications in class 33 (which covers…
September 28, 2026
Why Wear Rate Information Is Not Mere Information
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Why Wear Rate Information Is Not Mere Information

The central issue in CQMS may not be whether information is being processed. The more important question is why that information is being obtained at all. This is the second part of a series of three articles exploring the recent…
September 28, 2026
Has the Patent Office Really Changed After Aristocrat?
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Has the Patent Office Really Changed After Aristocrat?

The first major Patent Office decision following the Full Federal Court's Aristocrat decision raises an obvious question: has examination practice actually changed? A test case arrives The recent Patent Office decision in CQMS Pty Ltd v Joy Global Surface Mining…
September 24, 2026
Publication of Australian designs: considerations for foreign practitioners
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Publication of Australian designs: considerations for foreign practitioners

For foreign practitioners coordinating international design protection, the publication of an Australian design can have consequences for a client’s wider filing and product launch strategy, particularly if client’s are not aware of the speed at which Australian designs can become…
September 23, 2026