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Ke$ha wound up over use of the term “Tik Tok”

31 May 2011

For those unfamiliar with Kesha (stylised as Ke$ha), she rose to fame with her debut single “Tik Tok” which features lyrics such as “Tik Tok on the clock, But the party don’t stop”.

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US Court of Appeals tightens standards for inequitable conduct in patents cases

27 May 2011

By James Ellsmore

On Wednesday, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit handed down a decision that will make it more difficult to establish that a patent is unenforceable because of the inequitable conduct of the patentee.

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Commission investigates potentially anti-competitive settlements…paying for delays may not pay for some!

27 May 2011

By Gareth Howe

Further to our previous post, the European Commission has recently launched an official investigation into a settlement agreement made between the US company Cephalon, and the Israeli generic medicine manufacturer, Teva.

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Point Break Live! heading for a wipe out!

27 May 2011

By Duncan Campbell

In the hit 1991 film Point Break the FBI sends young agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) undercover at the beach to mix with surfers (including Bohdi, Patrick Swayze) that they believe could be members of a gang that robs banks wearing masks of ex-US presidents.

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Case management of divisional application: an IP Whiteboard investigation

25 May 2011

By James Ellsmore

If, like the IP Whiteboard team, you’re an avid reader of Patents Office decisions, then you may have noticed an increase in decisions where divisional applications have been refused by the Commissioner (we count 19 such decisions in the past 4 months!).

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With “friends” like these

24 May 2011

By Anthony McKew

The story begins at the AusCERT Conference (described by AusCERT as “…the premier IT security event for IT security professionals and anyone with an interest in IT security”).

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“Hi, my name is…Slim Shady” and your ringtone is a licence

24 May 2011

By Anthony McKew

Should the downloading of an album be treated the same as if you walk into a music store and purchase the same album on CD?

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2nd Ave Deli to Heart Attack Grill: “kiss my tuchas”

20 May 2011

By Duncan Campbell

Last year we blogged about the Heart Attack Grill in Arizona – a medically themed hamburger restaurant with fat-laden food served by waitresses dressed as nurses – and its action against Heart Stoppers Sports Grill for copying its idea.

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New case prints the test for copyright in compilations…

20 May 2011

By Gareth Howe

A recent dispute between two printer cartridge suppliers has provided greater certainty in the law regarding the copyright protection afforded to compilations and has also provided clarity regarding country of origin claims made in trade or commerce.

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It’s all in the definition – “drug” or “pharmaceutical item”

19 May 2011

By Gareth Howe

AstraZeneca has been unsuccessful in its attempt to overturn a decision of the Minister for Health and Ageing to include a particular dose of rosuvastatin (sold as Crestor, to lower cholesterol) in the Statins-HP “therapeutic group” on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (“PBS“).

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