15 new substances of very high concern to be added to the Candidate List
08 December, 2009The ECHA Member State Committee has identified 15 new chemical substances for the Candidate List of substances of very high concern which will be added to the Candidate List in January 2010.
Global patent application backlog passes 4.2 million
24 September, 2009The current backlog of patent applications has passed 4.2 million and is growing unsustainably.
UWA considers intellectual property judgement
04 September, 2009The University of Western Australia is considering its options following a judgement from the Full Bench of the Federal Court relating to the University’s right to protect its investment in intellectual property developed by its staff.
Implications of genetic testing
02 September, 2009 by Janette WoodhouseAustralia does not have any legislation in place to regulate how, and by whom, genetic test results can be used.
Code of Practice for the design and fabrication of thermoplastic vessels
27 August, 2009Dotmar has been working with the plastic fabrication industry within Australia and New Zealand, Australian Standards and key suppliers to develop an Australian Code of Practice for the fabrication of thermoplastic vessels.
Faster, better patent processing in Europe
04 May, 2009Current patent data processing technologies are not up to present and future challenges with large bottlenecks holding up thousands of patent applications all over the world. In Europe, the PATExpert project is offering some solutions.
New US patent rules have implications for Australian patent holders
06 April, 2009Changes to US patent regulations may have implications for Australian patent holders.
