12 May 2023FeaturesJurisdiction reportsNaomi Pearce, Eliza Jane Saunders and Chris Vindurampulle
Australia: Beware the shifting sands of term extensions
There is no limit to the number of PTEs a pharmaceutical patentee can obtain in Australia. It increasingly common for there to be five to ten (or more) patents extended per medicine.
Under the Patents Act 1990 (the Act), the only relevant subject matter limitation is that the patent must disclose and claim:
