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Learn MThe High Court has refused leave to appeal - the bar for manner of manufacture/patentable subject matter now believed to be lowered as per the Full Federal Court decision, which will be welcomed by many. Updates to IP Australia's Examination Manual have occurred but are considered by some as not adequately reflecting the decision.ore

More choices for Australian PCT filers! P Australia has announced that, from 1 March 2026, Australian nationals and residents will, in addition to the Australian or Korean Patent Office, be able to select the European Patent Office (EPO) or the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) as the International Searching Authority (ISA) and International Preliminary Examination Authority (IPEA) for applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

EPO - The Unitary Patent is now in operation

The Legal Board of Appeal of the EPO confirmed that under the European Patent Convention (EPC) an inventor designated in a patent application must be a human being. AI cannot be named as inventor on patent applications.

EUROPE: PATENTS FOR SOFTWARE? EUROPEAN LAW AND PRACTICE