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Paypal can’t patent AI-powered user recommendations, IP Australia says
Intellectual Property 2023-10-30 3:30 pm By Sam Matthews

An IP Australia has knocked back PayPal’s bid to patent an AI-powered model for making purchase or donation recommendations to online shoppers at checkout, rejecting […]

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Dow loses latest spat with Nufarm over patent for low vapour drift herbicide
Intellectual Property 2023-07-04 3:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The successor of Dow Agrosciences has lost its latest bid to register a patent that is aimed at limiting the worldwide problem of herbicide vapour […]

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Visa’s blockchain payment invention not patentable, IP Australia says
Intellectual Property 2023-06-01 1:43 pm By Gareth Baker

Payment giant Visa has lost an application for a patent covering a way to transfer assets between banks, with an IP Australia delegate saying the […]

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Quorn’s patent application for vegan burger falls apart
Intellectual Property 2023-05-26 11:07 pm By Gareth Baker

Marlow Foods, maker of popular meat-replacement product Quorn, has lost an application to patent a vegan burger that contains a non-egg binding agent, with IP […]

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Canva quashes opposition to patent application extension after lawyer mess-up
Intellectual Property 2023-05-01 1:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Graphics design platform Canva has overcome opposition to it being granted further time to apply to patent an invention for generating websites, after IP Australia […]

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Dow’s vapor-drift fighting herbicide patent not new, IP Australia finds in win for Nufarm 
Intellectual Property 2022-07-07 4:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

Nufarm Australia has successfully challenged a herbicide patent application by Dow Agrosciences’ successor on the grounds that the invention – aimed at limiting the worldwide […]

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Canva gets more time to patent website invention after lawyer mess-up
Intellectual Property 2021-09-20 12:06 pm By Miklos Bolza

Graphics design platform Canva has been conditionally granted further time to apply to patent an invention for generating websites, after IP Australia found its US […]

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Tabcorp sued for patent infringement over ‘Cash Out on Quaddie’ feature
Intellectual Property 2021-07-27 3:04 pm By Miklos Bolza

Australian gambling giant Tabcorp has been hit with a lawsuit for allegedly infringing two patents with its ‘Cash Out on Quaddie’ wagering feature. Two Isle […]

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Apple can patent iPhone swipe invention, Patent Office says
Intellectual Property 2019-10-09 2:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Silicon Valley giant Apple can patent an iPhone configuration that allows users to swap out a set of icons with a swipe of the screen […]

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Dow AgroScience pest control patent lacks inventive step, IP Australia says
Article 2019-08-14 11:20 am By Miklos Bolza

IP Australia has rejected Dow AgroScience’s bid to patent a smart pest control device, saying the invention lacks an inventive step. IP holding firm Pesense […]

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