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Not So Ordinary: Who is the “Person Skilled in the Art”?

I was fortunate enough to attend a presentation by the Honourable Justice Jagot at the 2022 IPSANZ Conference which was subsequently published as an article in the Intellectual Property Forum Journal.1 Her Honour opined on how evidence relating to lack…
July 11, 2024
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Promotion for Otto Saha

We are delighted to announce the promotion of Otto Saha to Associate Patent & Trade Mark Attorney. Otto is an Australian and New Zealand Patent and Trade Mark Attorney within our specialist Engineering team. He is highly experienced in the oil and…
July 3, 2024
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Securing Innovation: Protecting Defence Technology

A strategically-implemented intellectual property (IP) strategy, including a well-managed patent filing program, serves as an enabler for next-generation defence capabilities. A strategic approach can maximise the value of defence technology by incentivising Research & Development (R&D) investment, attracting partnerships and…
July 1, 2024
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Aristocrat v Commissioner – Deja Vu All Over Again

In the words of the noted American philosopher Yogi Berra, the recent Federal Court decision of Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited v Commissioner of Patents (No 3) FCA 212 (Aristocrat No 3) feels like déjà vu all over again. This…
March 27, 2024
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Continued growth at Madderns

Despite a decline of 2.4 per cent in Australian patent filings in 2023, Madderns rose above most, having the largest increase of the leading 10 patent filing firms with 10.3 per cent growth. Madderns is the 10th largest employer of…
March 21, 2024
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Introducing Pratishtah Sobrun

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Pratishtah Sobrun as a trainee Patent & Trade Mark Attorney with Madderns. Pratishtah is working towards registration as a Patent and Trade Mark Attorney within our specialist ICT team.  Pratishtah’s expertise covers…
March 12, 2024