Books on Australian patent law are generally located at KN 114.1.
Intellectual property : cases, materials and commentary by
Extensively updated in its seventh edition, Intellectual Property: Cases, Materials and Commentary is a comprehensive casebook that allows the reader to gain an in-depth understanding of all aspects of Australian intellectual property law. The book contains extracts from key cases, legislative materials, and other pertinent secondary sources, together with accompanying commentary and analysis, and questions are posed for further individual and class discussion. Issues of policy are also examined and discussed throughout the text, linking the various materials and presenting them in a meaningful context
Patent law in Australia by
Patent Law in Australia Third Edition continues to be an indispensable guide to obtaining, maintaining, enforcing and challenging the validity of patents in Australia. Balancing both the practical nature of IP Australia processes and in-depth analysis of statute and case law, Patent Law in Australia Third Edition navigates every aspect of the patenting process, with detailed commentary on the law pertaining to each stage. Since the last edition published in 2013, there has been steady flow of case law developments enriching the jurisprudence on patents in Australia. There have been over 70 Federal Court decisions, a similar number of IP Australia patent decisions and High Court consideration of emerging issues. The Third Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect these. Among the most significant developments are: The High Court's controversial decision which ruled that naturally occurring nucleic acids are inherently unpatentable - D'Arcy v Myriad Genetics Inc (2015) The Federal Court decision to resolve a lingering question regarding the correct approach to be taken when determining whether a claimed invention was obvious - AstraZeneca v Apotex (2014) Numerous Federal Court decision relating to important areas including patentability of "business methods"; describing the "best method" of carrying out the invention; fair basis and claim breadth; requirement that a specification describe the invention fully; important developments relating to novelty; the forms of infringement; and many more significant matters. The Third Edition is substantially revised to reflect these developments, ensuring Patent Law in Australia continues to provide the most respected and effective guide for patent attorneys, intellectual property lawyers and barristers.
Commercialisation of intellectual property by
Commercialisation of Intellectual Property by Natalie Stoianoff, Fred Chilton and Ann Monotti takes an integrated approach to legal, business and technical aspects of the commercialisation of intellectual property. It will be valuable to students taking intellectual property commercialisation subjects, to academics and postgraduate students, and to legal and other professionals working with intellectual property and its commercial exploitation. Written by authoritative authors from different jurisdictions and disciplinary backgrounds, Commercialisation of Intellectual Property is the only Australian book on the topic. It offers a comprehensive survey of much of the law and some of the business and economics of commercialising and licensing intellectual property rights in an interdisciplinary and comparative context.