Solubility is pleased to present our annual “Licensing Year in Review” for 2019, now in on-line form due to recent global events. Our team discusses the following key judicial and legislative issues relevant to licensing from the past year.
Also, look out for regular postings from us as similarly noteworthy developments occur over the ensuing year, and please feel free to provide your feedback.
December 31, 2019
A reminder that a number of changes to IP laws commenced on 27 February 2020 including, relevant to IP commercialisation, changes recommended by the Productivity Commission to the rarely-used Crown use and compulsory licence provisions. It will be interesting to […]
December 31, 2019
Commercialisation success stories are the perfect marriage of innovation and business. However, good relationships can ‘go bad’. The University of Sydney’s unsuccessful commercialisation venture with ObjectiVision Pty Ltd, and decade long dispute culminating in six years of Federal Court litigation gives a […]
December 31, 2019
Electronics retailing giant Harvey Norman’s bid to use the popular “Black Friday” trademark is set for a Federal Court showdown with a prominent Australian fashion label in June 2020. The case could set a precedent for other retailers seeking to use […]
December 31, 2019
In a welcome development the High Court has agreed to revisit a long-standing authority on whether the rights of a purchaser of a patented product arise under an implied licence or an “exhaustion of rights” approach. The grant of special leave […]
December 31, 2019
A patent licensee has won $2.95m in damages in Federal Court proceedings against its licensor and Visy Packaging P/L (Visy) for, respectively, breach, and inducing breach, of a patent licence agreement. The decision provides important lessons for licensors and licensees, as […]