South Africa presses play on media merger
6 September 2013
The South African Competition Commission has cleared the sale of Independent News & Media South Africa (Pty) Ltd, subject to conditions
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MOFCOM holds its own
6 September 2013
MOFCOM clears MediaTek’s US$4 billion acquisition of MStar Semiconductor, subject to commitments
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A black and white ban on software patents in NZ? Not ‘as such’…
5 September 2013
Last week, proposed amendments to the Patents Act (NZ) excluding computer programs (software) from patentable subject matter met with overwhelming approval.
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More patent changes on the way: compulsory licensing and a trans-Tasman regime
5 September 2013
In a big year for changes to patent legislation, more changes are on the way in the form of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2013 (Cth).
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Baxter/Gambro gets ACCC tick of approval
5 September 2013
The ACCC has approved the acquisition by Baxter of Gambro, subject to divesting parts of Baxter's Renal Replacement Therapy business
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Virgin and Air NZ cleared for further take off
4 September 2013
The ACCC has issued its final decision to conditionally re-authorise the alliance between Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand
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Green is gold
2 September 2013
Woolworths gets the go-ahead from the ACCC for its proposed acquisition of three Supa IGAs in Queensland
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Software Patents Strike Back – RPL Central v Commissioner of Patents
2 September 2013
It’s been a busy year in software patents, all over the world. We’ve had decisions on this issue in Australia, headlined by Research Affiliates in February, and in the US the Federal Circuit split 5:5 in a case concerning an Australian company, Alice v CLS Bank in April. More recently, the New Zealand parliament passed a new Patents Act which excludes computer software “as such” from patentability.
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Re-thinking the role of IP: a lecture by Dr Francis Gurry
29 August 2013
The world’s wealth is increasingly becoming centred on intellectual capital, according to Dr Francis Gurry at his presentation at Melbourne University on Thursday 22 August 2013. Dr Gurry is the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), and the highest-ranking Australian official in a United Nations agency. The organisers of the fifth annual Francis Gurry Lecture on Intellectual Property were privileged to have the Lecture’s namesake present on “Re-thinking the role of IP”, exploring the major economic, social and political developments affecting intellectual property.
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NZCC packages up Visy’s liability
29 August 2013
The New Zealand High Court has fined packaging giant Visy NZ$3.6 million for price fixing
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