Therefore, applicants may wish to consider filing any available complete applications and national phase entry applications in New Zealand prior to 13 September 2014 in order to not only avoid the more stringent patentability requirements of the New Act but also to...
Selected points of interest are as follows: New regulations to streamline and clarify existing procedures. This is done through detailing e filing provisions, introducing the “division of trade mark applications” for partially refused applications,...
A central issue was whether it was appropriate, when considering whether a claim was obvious, to apply the so-called “teaching, suggestion or motivation” (TSM) test. The Supreme Court decided that the TSM test provides a “helpful insight” but criticised the lower...
Prioritised Examination As long as the patent claims are not too complex, and for a fee, the process of examination (and potentially grant) of a US patent can be accelerated. Virtual Marking Products should still be marked ‘patent’ or ‘pat.’...
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