Vald Pty Ltd sued KangaTech Pty Ltd for patent infringement and Kanga cross-claimed alleging that Vald’s patent is invalid on the basis of lack of support, lack of sufficiency and lack of inventive step.
How’s Your Hamstring?
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Restored, but only just! Quirks of New Zealand law almost stump Avalyn Pharma’s quest for patent protection
On 8 March 2024, Justice Burley of the Federal Court issued the latest in a series of decisions relating to the patent-eligibility of Aristocrat’s electronic gaming machine (EGM) patents. Unfortunately it does not resolve the legal uncertainty created by the High Court’s split decision on the matter in 2022. What next?
It’s a dog’s life
Zoetis Services LLC opposed two Australian patent applications (one standard and one innovation patent application) in the name of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH. The applications claim a method of treating heart failure due to asymptomatic myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) in a patient (including a dog) by administering pimobendan (also known as Vetmedin®).
European Geographical Indications in New Zealand
On 24 January 2024 New Zealand introduced a new IP Bill for Geographical Indications (GIs). The bill will amend NZ law...