Consultation on Australia's intellectual property laws
Fri Aug 03 2018IP Australia has released an exposure draft Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill (Productivity Commission Response Part 2 and Other Measures) Bill 2018 for public comment, the deadline for submissions on the draft is 31 August 2018, see here. The proposed changes include amendment of inventive step requirements for Australian patents, introduction of an objects clause into the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) and the phasing out of the innovation patent system.