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Australia: Raising the Bar for patent opposition procedures

Source: Mondaq 18 March 2013 Article by Jacinta Flattery-O’Brien  and Sarah Herbert Certain changes prescribed by the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2012A00035) are due to come onto effect on 15 April 2013. In addition to the widely-publicised tightening … Continue reading

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Merck’s frivolous patent on asthma inhaler revoked

On 10 December, Schering Corporation’s (now Merck) patent on an asthma inhaler has been revoked. In 2004, Schering Corporation filed an application (402/CHENP/2004) in India claiming a product patent on an aerosol suspension formulation containing two active drugs mometasone furoate and formoterol fumarate. These drugs … Continue reading

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