All Mallesons Pulse Posts - Page 189 of 210

A “fuzzy line” between business methods and abstract ideas – Bilski v Kappos

29 June 2010

A majority of the US Supreme Court handed down a decision yesterday which draws a fuzzy line between valid patents which claim business methods and invalid ones which merely claim abstract ideas.

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Viacom’s $1 billion copyright infringement suit dismissed in the US

29 June 2010

By Gemma Qin

On 23 June 2010, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York granted Google’s motion for summary judgment in Viacom’s $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against Google’s video sharing site YouTube.

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The buck stops here for Dr Gray

28 June 2010

By James Ellsmore

The saga between the University of Western Australia, Sirtex Medical Ltd and Dr Bruce Gray appears to be drawing to a close.

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Copyright in medical records

25 June 2010

By Caroline Wong

On 4 May 2010, Justice Stone of the Federal Court delivered judgment in Primary Health Care Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2010] FCA 419 [available here] .

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It’s all fun and games until someone goes to jail

25 June 2010

By Paul Quinn

What began in 2003 as an action for trade mark and copyright infringement, has in 2010, become a question of contempt of court and jail time.

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India bends over backwards to protect its traditional knowledge

25 June 2010

By Laura Pearson

As a result of reports that patent applications for yoga positions have been lodged in the US, the Indian Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) has once again focused its attention on reviewing hundreds of ancient texts to provide evidence of India’s traditional knowledge in the field of yoga.

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‘Whiskas is purple…’

25 June 2010

By Caroline Wong

After the parties had settled, it was necessary for Justice Bennett to determine whether Whiskas purple should be registered as a trade mark.

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First Full Court decision under the Designs Act 2003

24 June 2010

By Paul Quinn

The case of Keller v LED Technologies Pty Ltd is the Full Federal Court of Australia’s first decision on the tests for validity and infringement under the Designs Act 2003.

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Something to chew on: the Food Channel trade mark cases

23 June 2010

By Gemma Qin

In the latest Federal Court judgment dealing with issues in the ongoing trade mark dispute between Food Channel Network Pty Ltd and Television Food Network GP, the Full Federal Court has confirmed that the party opposing the registration of a trade mark bears the onus of proving a successful ground of opposition on appeal to the Court.

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Can the Boys of Summer get copyright protection?

22 June 2010

By Nicholas Smith

Don Henley is a political liberal.

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