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‘Ingenuity’ needed for software-aided biz method patent, IP Australia says
A software-implemented business method could be patentable if programmed into a computer with "some ingenuity", IP Australia told the Full Federal Court as a landmark appeal between rival tech companies Encompass and Infotrack wrapped up Friday.
Full Court urged to take ‘nuanced’ view of software patentability
Fintech company Encompass has asked the Full Federal Court to take a more "nuanced" approach to software patentability than the one currently held by IP Australia, on the first day of a high-stakes appeal over the patentability of computer-related inventions.
Unlockd drops competition case against Google
The administrators of collapsed startup Unlockd have withdrawn the company's case against Google alleging the search engine giant abused its dominance to keep it out of the digital ad market.
IP lawyers seek to intervene in software patent appeal
A group representing patent and trade mark lawyers is seeking to intervene in a high-stakes appeal over computer software patents.
Hytera doesn’t get ‘within cooee’ of proving it has state secrets: Motorola
Motorola has slammed an attempt by Hytera Communications to limit discovery in a long-running patent dispute between the companies, saying documents withheld by the Shenzen-based radio manufacturer come nowhere close to being state secrets protected under Chinese law.
Clock’s ticking as Unlockd gets deadline for filing case against Google
Failed digital ad company Unlockd has until the end of the month to set out its competition case against Google or the suit will be thrown out.
Aristocrat wins discovery to probe theft of slot machine idea
Aristocrat Technologies has hit the jackpot in its bid for discovery to determine whether it has claims against rival Ainsworth for stealing its confidential information and using it to design a competing slot machine.
Hytera asks to keep China’s state secrets from Motorola in IP war
Hytera Communications wants the Federal Court to block Motorola from accessing evidence in their patent war covered by Chinese laws prohibiting disclosure of state secrets or compromising the country's cybersecurity.
Take-Two wins injunction against another Grand Theft Auto gamer
Take-Two interactive has won an injunction blocking a Grand Theft Auto gamer from distributing software that allows users to access restricted features of the popular game, a month after reaching a settlement with a gamer in a separate copyright case.
Delay in publishing IP judgment creates ‘unsatisfactory state of affairs’, judge says
A Melbourne computer retailer that plans to appeal a $2.8 million fine for allegedly violating Microsoft's Windows 7 IP has won a stay of the court's order, with a judge finding the court's delay in publishing reasons for judgment created an "unsatisfactory state of affairs".