Australia's Highest Court Just Made It Harder To Invalidate Patents.(Lockwood Security Products Proprietary Ltd v Doric Products Proprietary Ltd.)

Mondaq Business Briefing | May 24, 2007| | Copyright

Lockwood Security Products Pty Ltd v Doric Products Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 21

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Earlier today (23 May 2007), a unanimous Australian High Court handed down the long-awaited decision in the Lockwood v Doric patent dispute.

For those who aren't patent lawyers - the decision means that it is now harder to invalidate patents in Australia as an often relied upon attack (the 'Threshold Test') has been all-but removed, and the requirements for proving obviousness are now more difficult.

Having said that, the decision has brought Australia ...

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