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  • In April 2005 the EPO's Board of Appeal published its T 998/99 decision on the exhaustion of priority under the European Patent Convention (EPC). The case analyzed whether a European patent application may validly claim priority of an earlier application, although another European patent application had already claimed the priority of this earlier application.
  • On October 1 2005 the latest sections of the Patents Act 2004 (the Act) came into force. The implemented provisions include changes to the periods allowed for payment of renewal fees, changes to the circumstances in which an order for security for costs can be made in proceedings before the comptroller, and clarification of the rights of patent owners and co-owners in applying for amendment or revocation of a patent.
  • After it started life as a kitchen-table publishing operation, generations of globe-trotting backpackers clutching Lonely Planet guidebooks have turned the Melbourne-based company into an internationally recognized brand. General counsel Chaman Sidhu tells Emma Barraclough how she manages its growing portfolio of IP rights
  • Isabel Davies reveals how INTA decides when to file amicus briefs in trade mark-related cases and, below, INTA subcommittee chairs describe the impact of INTA submissions in different regions
  • A monthly column devoted to IP curiosities and controversies, named in honour of John of Utynam – who received the world's first recorded patent in 1449
  • In Grant v Commissioner of Patents [2005] FCA 1100, the Australian Federal Court recently considered an appeal from the Commissioner's decision to revoke an innovation patent that dealt with a trust arrangement designed to protect an asset, presumably against the lawful claims of the owner's creditors.
  • As competition continues to grow in the fast-paced market of IP rights, the understanding and analysis of patent information is playing an increasingly important role in driving business strategy for corporations and IP firms alike. Across the board, clients are demanding greater explanation of, and insight into, how their IP rights fit in with their business strategy. Patent agents must extend their offerings or risk losing clients to more clued-up competitors.
  • Australia has a transparent and fair court system that is generally sympathetic to IP owners who believe their rights have been infringed, say John Collins and Wayne Condon of Clayton Utz
  • Stéphanie Bodoni, Cannes