05 May, 2023 Significant vaping restrictions and tobacco control measures announced in Australia By Greg Bodulovic Nicholas Tyacke Tudor Filaret Hazel Pang +1 more... Show less On 2 May 2023, the Australian Federal Government announced a strong and measurable action plan to support their campaign in stamping out...
14 Mar, 2023 Advertising therapeutic goods in Australia (don't let your ad make you sad) By Nicholas Tyacke Greg Bodulovic Alexandra de Zwart Due to a complex array of legislation, regulations and codes, advertising therapeutic goods in compliance with Australian law can be a...
14 Nov, 2022 Thaler Shut Down: High Court of Australia confirms AI incapable of being an "inventor" By Nicholas Tyacke Robynne Sanders Greg Bodulovic Alexandra de Zwart Sarah McKenzie Jordan Davis +3 more... Show less Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly relevant and important role in our lives. Be it through your personal devices,...
17 May, 2022 Patent term extensions and infringement proceedings in Australia, and the standing of an exclusive licensee By Nicholas Tyacke Alexandra de Zwart Sarah McKenzie For pharmaceutical companies, patent term extensions (PTEs) remain a fundamental means of compensating them for the erosion of the terms...
28 Mar, 2022 Patent term extensions in Australia – further challenges for pharmaceutical patentees By Nicholas Tyacke Alexandra de Zwart Sarah McKenzie Patent term extensions (PTEs) in Australia have been a hot topic over the past year. On Friday, things got a lot hotter for patentees...
06 Oct, 2021 TGA to permit COVID-19 rapid antigen self-tests in Australia from November 2021 By Greg Bodulovic Alexandra Moore Matt Rozario The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has introduced changes to permit the use of COVID-19 rapid antigen self-testing and...
20 Aug, 2021 Patent term extensions in Australia - A significant victory for pharmaceutical patentees By Nicholas Tyacke Summary In a significant victory for pharmaceutical patentees, the Federal Court in Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd v Commissioner of Patents...
10 Sep, 2020 Changes to Australian medical device laws delayed By Greg Bodulovic Alexandra Moore As the medical and healthcare sectors remain firmly focused on tackling the many and ongoing challenges of COVID-19, the Australian...
10 Sep, 2020 The wait is not over for approved medicinal CBD in Australia By Greg Bodulovic We previously reported in our article “Developments in Australian CBD market” that the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC)...
13 Jul, 2020 Australia moves to facilitate legal export of cannabis and hemp By Alexandra Moore Greg Bodulovic The Australian Government has moved to further bolster the local cannabis industry with the passing of the Export Control Legislation...
21 May, 2020 Developments in Australian CBD market By Alexandra Moore Greg Bodulovic The cannabidiol (CBD) medicine market in Australia is set to grow. At present, there are no medicinal CBD products registered on the...
04 May, 2020 Australia considers over-the-counter CBD By Alexandra Moore Greg Bodulovic The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) – Australia’s regulatory body for pharmaceuticals and medical devices – is proposing to...