Cortex – Life Sciences Insights

31 May, 2023

Expert witnesses in Australian patent litigation - Recent federal court decisions reinforce the need to choose your expert witnesses carefully

By Nicholas Tyacke Robynne Sanders Greg Bodulovic +2 more...

The role of the expert witness is often crucial in Australian patent litigation, especially where the invention in question is...

20 Apr, 2023

By Roberto Valenti Raymond Miller

In the latest episode of At the Intersection of Science and Law, Roberto Valenti and Raymond Miller discuss trade secrets protection in...

17 May, 2022

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...

17 Oct, 2021

By Nicholas Tyacke Alexandra de Zwart

In its second significant recent decision addressing patent term extensions in Australia, the Federal Court of Australia, in Merck Sharp...

20 Jun, 2021

By Nicholas Tyacke Ben Mawby Sarah Parkin

Summary In a significant victory for pharmaceutical patentees, the Federal Court in Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd v Commissioner of Patents...

27 Jan, 2021

By Jim McDonnell

It is always interesting to see how a Supreme Court judgment is applied in later cases, especially the first few times, and the High...

02 Nov, 2017

By DLA Piper

How far does the new doctrine of equivalents introduced by the UK Supreme Court in Eli Lilly v Actavis really extend the scope of patent...

18 Oct, 2017

By DLA Piper

In a fascinating talk by Dr Stephan Wolke CEO of Thyssenkrupp at the C5 Life Sciences Summit in Munich last week, Dr Wolke shared his...