The High Court in D'Arcy v Myriad Genetics [2015] HCA 35 has unanimously found that isolated naturally-occurring nucleic acids coding for mutant or polymorphic genes does did not amount to patentable subject matter in Australia.
In its decision of January 27 2015 Côte d'Or vs Belgid'Or, the eighth chamber of the Brussels Court of appeal had to rule on different Kraft Foods trade marks and the possible infringement thereof by Natrajacali.
Recent guidance from the PTAB relating to the estoppel provisions of the America Invents Act could have significant implications for US patent litigation. Daniel Zeilberger, Joseph Palys and Naveen Modi of Paul Hastings explain
Kanchan Vadehra and Sharad Vadehra of Kan and Krishme discuss some of the unique features of the Indian patent system and tips to overcome those challenges
Xiaoning Yu, Xiang Zhang and Guojun Liu of Liu, Shen & Associates discuss changes to China’s patent law, the new IP courts and some of the important recent cases