FPA Patent Attorneys

FPA proudly partnered with Climate Salad at the Australian Climate Tech Connect & Awards 2024 to celebrate the incredible growth of the climate tech industry. FPA Principal Nicholas Lakatos presented the winner of the Newcomer category to IVYGO. We are thrilled to support the climate tech ecosystem and recognise the innovative work being undertaken by emerging startups like IVYGO. Congratulations IVYGO! #ClimateTech #Innovation #Sustainability #Networking #Startup #FPAPatentAttorneys

On 19 August 2024, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) announced a pilot program through which applicants can seek an extension of 18 months to request a search and/or examination or a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) without incurring any official extension fees. Principal Desmond Tan shares IPOS' existing approach and their plans to resolve the current delays in the patent search and examination process, including: 1. A simplified process to convert an examination request to a PPH request. 2. Increased efficiency for search and examination process. 3. Working towards issuance of a first written opinion within 10 months of a PPH request. 4. Mandating patent specification/abstract submissions be submitted in DOCX format. How does this affect applicants? Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/g2F5qnkX

FPA's Principals Chris Bird and Desmond Tan will travel to Manila, Philippines, from November 18 to 21 to attend APAA's 76th Council Meeting. Chris and Des welcome the opportunity to connect with you if you are attending APAA and/or visiting Manila. #APAA2024

FPA congratulates its client Margin-Clear on securing $3M CRC-P Grant.   We’re thrilled to congratulate our client, Margin-Clear, on being awarded a $3 million Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grant. This funding will enable Margin-Clear to further develop its innovative cancer therapy patches at scale.   FPA has been advising Margin-Clear since mid-2022, leveraging our extensive expertise in medtech devices and materials chemistry. We’ve supported Margin-Clear’s commercial strategy and helped it to build a robust patent portfolio around the brachytherapy device.   We look forward to continuing to advise Margin-Clear as they advance their product towards market, with the goal of delivering a new medical device that negates the need for cancer patients to return to hospital for external beam radiotherapy after surgery.   We’re proud to be part of your journey and can’t wait to see what the future holds.   #ClientSpotlight #MedtechInnovation #CancerTreatment #PatentPortfolio

FPA congratulates its client, Flame Security International (FSI), on winning the 2024 Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia (KCA) award for the Best Industry-Research Collaboration with the University of New South Wales (UNSW). This award comes on the back of FSI being recognised as a finalist in the 2024 The Australian Financial Review (AFR) Most Innovative Companies Award for its FIRECOAT fire-resistant paint range.  FPA has advised FSI since early 2022 and utilised our extensive expertise and experience in chemistry and materials science to support FSI’s commercial strategy and build a patent portfolio around FIRECOAT paints and other FSI fire-resistant products currently under development. FPA looks forward to continuing to support FSI as it further innovates in the increasingly crucial area of fire-resistant technologies.

Global steel production has reached close to 2 billion tonnes per year, with China accounting for more than 50% of this total. It is a significant source of carbon dioxide emissions, responsible for about 7-9% of the global total. This article, authored by Consultant Grant Jacobsen and Patent Scientist Dafydd Jones, highlights technical solutions for reducing the level of carbon dioxide emissions during steel production and examines international patent application trends. The results indicate that United States and European applicants dominate international patent applications, with, perhaps surprisingly, relatively few international applications from Asian applicants. Further, even in recent years, the number of applications is relatively low, suggesting a lack of innovation in the sector. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gF9u6MZm

FPA is proud to recognise Principals Stuart Irvine and Carl Harrap’s contribution to the Australian chapter of the newly published “Design Law: Global Law and Practice” text (published by Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024): https://lnkd.in/gDpEPHn3 Their contribution to this text is a well-deserved recognition of their extensive experience and expertise in the registered design/design patent space.

We're excited to announce the promotion of Amie Khosla to Associate. Amie, who focuses on quantum computing, physics, AI, machine learning as well as electronic and electrical engineering, has honed her skills over the past few years by drafting many patent applications in quantum computing and recently played a pivotal role in managing a client's quantum computing patent portfolio. Principals Akanksha Dahiya and Carl Harrap commented, "Amie has made outstanding contributions to the PhysEng team and the firm more broadly since her arrival; it was a unanimous decision by the leadership team to elevate her." You can read about Amie's promotion here: https://lnkd.in/gvyu9gkz Congratulations Amie, on this significant career milestone!

In the third article in our series, 'Navigating the opportunities and risks of patenting AI-designed drugs,' we unpack the potential patenting risks of patenting AI-designed drugs. We also discuss inadvertent disclosures, evolving inventive step standards, tricky data disclosure decisions, and thorny ownership issues. This article, authored by Associate Julie Murison, with co-authors Associate Principal Danny Gelman and Associate Harriet Keenan, aims to equip patent applicants with knowledge on charting a successful course through this changing landscape. Though the answers aren’t always clear, understanding the key considerations can help patent applicants successfully navigate this shifting terrain. You can read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gfBecPmA Or read Part 1: https://lnkd.in/ganird3Z and/or Part 2: https://lnkd.in/gAWGz9iM

Last night, 26 September, at the Managing IP's Asia Pacific gala dinner in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, FPA was presented with the “Australia Firm of the Year—Patent Prosecution” 2024 award. “We are humbled to receive this prestigious award, which highlights FPA’s sustained commitment to excellence in patent and design services and follows closely on our previous wins in 2021 and 2019, adding up to 3 out of the past 6 years,” comments Managing Director John Dower. “It further reflects our entire team’s ongoing dedication and drive to deliver innovative, commercially focused solutions that help our clients achieve their business objectives.” Principal Desmond Tan was in attendance to accept this on the firm’s behalf. Read the Firm News here: https://lnkd.in/geDFP-aB