Australian Intellectual Property Journal update: Vol 29 Pt 4
The latest Part of the Australian Intellectual Property Journal includes the following content: “Music in Campaigns: Does the Moral Right of Integrity Protect Musicians from Political (Mis)Appropriation?” – Jessica Turley; “The Impact of Interlocutory Injunctions on the Biosimilars Industry: Re-adjusting the Balance of Convenience with Public Interest” – Bryanna Workman; and “Patenting Bioprinted Structures in a Clime of Moral Uncertainty: Time to Amend the Patents Act?” – Olumayowa O. Adesanya.
Australian Intellectual Property Journal update: December 2014
The latest Part of the Australian Intellectual Property Journal publishes the following articles: “Searching for the silver bullet: How website blocking injunctions are changing online IP enforcement” – Michael Williams and Rebecca Smith; “Another missed opportunity to reform compulsory licensing and Crown use in Australia” – Jane Nielsen, Dianne Nicol, John Liddicoat and Tess Whitton; and “The limitations of the Australian resale royalty scheme and its implications for artists” – Jennifer Kwong.
Australian Intellectual Property Journal update: October 2014
The latest Part of the Australian Intellectual Property Journal includes the following material: “Repeatability or reproducibility in Australian patent law” – Ben McEniery; “Re-evaluating innocent infringement in Australia: Patent numbers and virtual marking” – Johnathon E Liddicoat; “Trade mark use and misleading advertising in Google AdWords: A comparative analysis of search engine liability in Australia and Europe” – James Alexander Longden; Case Note: Halal Certification Authority Pty Ltd v Scadilone Ltd [2014] FCA 614.
"Human beings" as excluded subject matter for the purposes of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth)
By Dr Charles Lawson* The purpose of this article is to review the meaning of “human beings” as it is used in the Patents Act 1990 (Cth). The analysis demonstrates that the meaning remains uncertain and that appeals to essential characters and taxonomic conceptions of “human beings” are not satisfactory.