Innovation Patent: Something Fishy

Thursday 9 September 2010 @ 10.29 a.m. | IP & Media

The Federal Court has recently handed down a decision involving Australia's rather controversial "second tier" patent system, the innovation patent.

In the case, Seafood Innovations Pty Ltd v Richard Bass Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 723 (12 July 2010), the plaintiff sued over two innovation patents in the field of fish processing machinery.

You can read the full Shelston article posted at Mondaq.

Do you have any comments on the Federal Court's decision?

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