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The full consequences of granting patents for so-called obvious inventions under the Australian innovation patents system are now being felt. Patent applicants have found that they can place significant hurdles in front of defendants in patent litigation trials. The result is that the scales are now firmly tipped to the advantage of patentees during litigation.

Previous articles described how The Wayback Machine (TWM, www.archive.org) may be used to establish a date of public availability for a particular internet page, which may be useful in legal proceedings. These articles also discussed a pitfall when dating information from a page which uses frames. This article discusses another pitfall, which relates to the use of objects in a page.

French IP firm Lavoix has opened an office in Rennes.

The UK IP Office has reached a deal with the Nigerian Copyright Commission that will see the two offices cooperate by sharing information and training

The function of the EPO Boards of Appeal is to review decisions from divisions of first instance (the examining or opposition division). The EPO appeal procedure is not designed to be a complete review of a case ab initio, and the options for introducing new arguments, claim amendments and new evidence are limited.

British American Tobacco has today asked Australia’s High Court for special leave to appeal as it tries to find out what legal advice the government received on its plans to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes

In a recent judgment from the Athens Full Member Court of First Instance, the court reaffirmed its position that the TRIPs agreement is directly applicable in Greece and prevails over the provisions of the EPC.

Samsung has removed one of its latest tablet computers from a trade fair in Germany after Apple secured an injunction from a Düsseldorf court on Friday

The Indian Patents Act, 1970 only prescribes civil remedies against acts of infringement. However, in a recent incident, criminal action has been initiated against a textile company for the alleged infringement of two highly controversial patents dealing with laser marking technology.

Indonesian Law 14 /2001, Article 23 paragraph (1), states that: "If an Application is filed by a person other than the Inventor, the application must be furnished with a statement with adequate supporting evidence that he is entitled to the said invention".