We are delighted to announce that Pearce IP’s founder and CEO, Naomi Pearce, has been honoured by Australasian Lawyer in The Most Influential Lawyers in Australia list for...
The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest contribution by Kimberley Evans (Pearce IP) regarding a recent Australian decision concerning inter alia the honest concurrent use and own name defences under Australian trade mark law. Here’s what Kimberley writes:
Fanatics about trade mark infringement, cancellation and honest concurrent use in Australia
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CQMS has successfully opposed ESCO Group’s (ESCO) patent application AU 2018201726 (‘726) on the grounds of lack of support and sufficiency. We previously reported on an opposition between the same parties for a related patent family member AU 2018201710 (‘710). As with that case, the Delegate in the present opposition exercised his authority under section 60(3) of the Patents Act 1990 and raised the additional opposition ground of inutility, which was not asserted by CQMS.
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Elanco Australasia Pty Ltd v Abbey Laboratories Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 640
WIPR Leaders released its annual global guide to the world’s leading practitioners last week, and we are delighted to have 10 Pearce IP leaders across Australia and New Zealand...
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We are thrilled to welcome Rosie Stramandinoli as Pearce IP’s Special Counsel, Patent & Trade Mark Attorney (AU, NZ). Rosie joins Pearce IP with more than 30 years’ experience at the highest levels of private practice at one of Australia’s leading IP firms and in-house. This, combined with her background in chemistry and business, makes Rosie a perfect fit for Pearce IP’s life sciences clients.
We are thrilled to announce that Pearce IP has been honoured as Australasian Lawyer’s 2024 The Best Boutique Intellectual Property Law Firms in Australia!
28 June 2024 | Shanghai Henlius Biotech Completes Phase 1 Trials for Daratumumab Biosimilar Shanghai Henlius Biotech has announced the completion of phase 1 clinical trials of...
We are thrilled to announce that Pearce IP has been honoured as Australasian Lawyer’s 2024 The Best Boutique Intellectual Property Law Firms in Australia!
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CQMS Triumphs in Patent Opposition Against ESCO Group
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CQMS Triumphs in Patent Opposition Against ESCO Group
We are proud to announce that two of Pearce IP’s Leaders, Adele Chadwick and Chris Vindurampulle, have been honoured by WIPR Diversity Top 100 2024.
We are proud to announce that two of Pearce IP’s Leaders, Adele Chadwick and Chris Vindurampulle, have been honoured by WIPR Diversity Top 100 2024.
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SARB Management Group Pty Ltd trading as Database Consultants Australia v Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Limited (No 2) [2024] FCAFC 53
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