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?
As a Women Owned and led boutique IP firm, where pay parity is a given, Pearce IP celebrates International Women’s Day and the diversity, equity and inclusion of which we are...
As a Women Owned and led boutique IP firm, where pay parity is a given, Pearce IP celebrates International Women’s Day and the diversity, equity and inclusion of which we are...
As a Women Owned and led boutique IP firm, where pay parity is a given, Pearce IP celebrates International Women’s Day and the diversity, equity and inclusion of which we are...
On 5 March 2024, the Australian Patent Office (APO) issued its decision in the opposition filed by Clearview Towing Mirrors Pty Ltd in respect of Australian patent application AU2020281026 (Opposed Application). Clearview had opposed the grant of the Opposed Application on the grounds of inventive step, novelty, sufficiency, support and clarity.
As a Women Owned and led boutique IP firm, where pay parity is a given, Pearce IP celebrates International Women’s Day and the diversity, equity and inclusion of which we are...
As a Women Owned and led boutique IP firm, where pay parity is a given, Pearce IP celebrates International Women’s Day and the diversity, equity and inclusion of which we are...
9 MAR 2024 US | Samsung Bioepis Presents Interchangeability Updates for its Adalimumab and Ustekinumab Biosimilars at AAD On 9 March 2024, Samsung Bioepis presented two papers...
On 16 February 2024, IP Australia published that Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd (Ono) was granted a patent term extension (PTE) in respect of its Australian Patent No. 2011203119 (Patent). This is the quiet conclusion to Ono’s dispute with the Patent Office relating to OPTIVO® (nivolumab) which culminated in an appeal court decision rejecting its previous application for PTE.
As a Women Owned and led boutique IP firm, where pay parity is a given, Pearce IP celebrates International Women’s Day and the diversity, equity and inclusion of which we are...
International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate the achievements and progress of women around the world. It’s a day to reflect on the strides we’ve made towards gender equality and inclusion, whilst acknowledging the work that still lies ahead. We take a moment to spotlight some of the incredible women of Pearce IP.
1 MAR 2024 | AU | Authorities raid Como Compounding Pharmacy in Melbourne and Seize Semaglutide The Australian Financial Review reported that on 1 March 2024 TGA...
The Federal Court’s second patent decision of 2024 is a unanimous decision of the Full Federal Court relating to one of several long-running patent disputes in the field of carpark overstay detection. In March 2023, Justice Besanko upheld the validity of two patents owned by Vehicle Monitoring Systems Pty Ltd (VMS), both entitled ‘Method, apparatus and system for parking overstay detection’.
In the first Federal Court patent decision handed down in 2024, MSA 4×4 Accessories Pty Ltd failed to establish infringement by Clearview Towing Mirrors Pty Ltd of MSA’s patent to a mountable storage device, commonly used in off-road and trade vehicles.
23 FEB 2024 | EU | Samsung Bioepis Presented Study Results for ustekinumab SB17, Biosimilar to Janssen’s Stelara®, at ECCO On 23 February 2024, Samsung Bioepis presented two new...
Pearce IP is delighted to welcome Executive Lawyer and Head of Legal Helen Macpherson, and Special Counsel Chantal Savage to its legal team. Helen and Chantal join Pearce IP...
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®).
19 JAN 2024 | AU | March a Bumper Month for Biopharma at the Pharmaceutical Benefits Assessment Committee (PBAC) in Australia According to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Assessment...
Pearce IP is delighted to welcome Executive Lawyer & Trade Mark Attorney Kim Evans to the team. Kim leads the Pearce IP trade mark team, and joins Pearce IP from Allens...
09 FEB 2024 | AU | Biocon Biologics Enter a Five-year Exclusive Partnership with Sandoz in Australia for Trastuzumab and Bevacizumab Biosimilars On 9 February 2024, Biocon...
2 FEB 2024 | EU | US | Regeneron’s linvoseltamab MAA Filing Accepted by EMA; BLA Submitted to FDA for Multiple Myeloma Regeneron announced that its marketing authorisation...
On 24 January 2024 New Zealand introduced a new IP Bill for Geographical Indications (GIs). The bill will amend NZ law to implement aspects of the Free Trade Agreement with the...
26 JAN 2024 | SG | AbbVie to Expand Biologics Manufacturing Facility in Singapore with US$223M Investment AbbVie announced it will invest US$233M in its biologics manufacturing...
19 JAN 2024 | US | Alvotech Provides Update on FDA Facility Inspection for AVT02 and AVT04 Alvotech announced that its facility in Iceland received a form 483 from the FDA with...
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