Significant changes to the unfair contract term provisions in the Australian Consumer Law will soon apply, which include potential financial penalties. We explain what this means for businesses operating in Australia. #auslaw #ausbiz

Synthetic Biology: What is it, how is it used, and what are the ethical issues surrounding it? Griffith Hack's Karen Sinclair discusses the business of #syntheticbiology with @lisasleong. Listen: #science #Biology #IntellectualProperty #biotech

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RT @IPHLimited: How does #ip protect scientific innovation? Tune in to #FromIdeatoIntellectualProperty to hear @GriffithHack principal Kare….

We look at the measures in #Budget2022 that support Australia's innovation agenda, including the expansion of the patent box regime and investment in university research commercialisation.

Congratulations to principal Derek Baigent on being named a leading individual in intellectual property by @thelegal500! As a firm, we are also extremely proud to have maintained our band 2 ranking for intellectual property in Australia.

The phase out of Australia’s innovation patent system caused a flurry of filing activity in 2021, so what are your options if you identify an innovation patent that affects your freedom to operate? #auslaw #ausbiz

Congratulations to Amanda Stark, Practice Group Leader of our ChemLife team, who has received the Client Choice Award for IP Patent Agents and Attorneys at the 2021 @lexology Client Choice Awards.

Draft legislation to strengthen existing unfair contract term protections in Australian Consumer Law has been released – will these new protections have teeth? Gavin Adkins and Rachael Lopez review the proposed changes. #AusLaw

Australia has agreed in principle to join the Hague Agreement on Industrial Designs – so what will this mean for Australian designers? Jenny Wyndham-Wheeler and David Braund discuss. #AusLaw

Congratulations to Jenny Wyndham-Wheeler and Jeremy Robinson on being named Rising Stars in IP for 2021 by @ManagingIP! This is the third year running that both Jenny and Jeremy have been recognised. #MIPRisingStars

Griffith Hack's Jing Fung Tan & Yasra Saeed explore some of the common misconceptions about IP rights in an article for @INNOVIC_aus.

We were thrilled to be a major sponsor of UHACK 2021, @UTAS_'s home-grown innovation competition. Thanks to Miles Smith & Prof Anthony Koutoulis, and congrats to the winning team and finalists – we hope to see your ideas become reality! #australianinnovation

RT @AusBiotech: Hear from leading female founders in biotech at #AusBio21 w/chair Karen Sinclair (@GriffithHack), w/ @alison_v_todd & @Elis….

The Designs Amendment Bill 2020 has passed through Parliament ushering in a wave of reform to designs law in Australia. Jenny Wyndham-Wheeler looks at the changes and what they mean for you. #AusLaw

We look at the recent decision in Cytec v Nalco which highlights the Australian Court’s approach in considering conventional claim terms, and emphasises the need to consider whether the claims match the technical contribution of the specification.

Griffith Hack principals Karen Sinclair & Rob Wulff teamed up with @GrantThorntonAU to respond to the Federal Government's request for comment on its proposed patent box regime. #PatentBox.

With Australia’s innovation #patent system set to end, pre-grant opposition proceedings will likely play a significant role in the strategies of challengers going forward – and owners will want to be prepared.

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Gavin Adkins and Rhys Williamson discuss the recent Federal Court decision in Ariosa Diagnostics v Sequenom and the useful guidance it provides industry on patenting diagnostics in Australia. #patents #patentlaw #auslaw

IP licence agreement or franchise agreement? Rhys Williamson from our Brisbane team looks at a recent decision which offers important lessons for anyone drafting IP licence agreements.