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BREAKING NEWS – Are Software Patents in New Zealand a Thing of the Past?

New Zealand’s Minister of Commerce yesterday confirmed that computer programs will be excluded from patentability in the new Patents Act, but inventions for embedded software will be allowed.
This announcement comes after co... POSTED : 16th July 2010 more

LOST IN THE DARK: THE UTILITY OF PATENT OFFICE GUIDELINES ONCE AGAIN CALLED INTO QUESTION

A recent decision of the High Court has once again cast doubt on the applicability of the Intellectual Property Office’s published Guidelines for seeking extensions of time for taking steps in patent proceedings.
Bomac Resea... POSTED : 2nd July 2010 more

BILSKI – PATENTABILITY OF BUSINESS METHODS IN THE U.S.

The US Supreme Court has issued its decision on the long-awaited Bilski case, confirming the broad range of patentable subject matter in the US.
After one of the longest waits in the history of US Supreme Court patent cases,... POSTED : 29th June 2010 more

CONTINUING CONTROVERSY OVER PROPOSED CHANGES TO COPYRIGHT LAW

Written submissions on the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill closed this month. Claire Tompkins and Ian Finch of James & Wells Intellectual Property take a look at some of the issues that will be under di... POSTED : 28th June 2010 more

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